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Charms and Charming in Europe
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Description for Charms and Charming in Europe
Hardcover. Editor(s): Roper, Jonathan. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Historical records of charms, the verbal element of vernacular magic, date back at least as far as the late middle ages, and charming has continued to be practiced until recently in most parts of Europe. And yet, the topic has received only scattered scholarly attention to date. By bringing together many of the leading authorities on charms and charming from Europe and North America, this book aims to rectify this neglect, and by presenting discussions covering a variety of periods and of locations - from Finland to France, and from Hungary to England - it forms an essential reader on ... Read more
Historical records of charms, the verbal element of vernacular magic, date back at least as far as the late middle ages, and charming has continued to be practiced until recently in most parts of Europe. And yet, the topic has received only scattered scholarly attention to date. By bringing together many of the leading authorities on charms and charming from Europe and North America, this book aims to rectify this neglect, and by presenting discussions covering a variety of periods and of locations - from Finland to France, and from Hungary to England - it forms an essential reader on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939258
SKU
V9781403939258
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99-15
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OWEN DAVIES Lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire, UK DAVID ELTON GAY Lecturer in Folklore, School of Continuing Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA SANDA GOLOPENTIA Professor of French Studies, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA HENNI ILOMAKI Chief Librarian of the Finnish Literature Society, Finland LEA T. OLSAN Professor Emerita of English, University of Louisiana at Monroe, USA EVA POCS Associate ... Read more
Reviews for Charms and Charming in Europe
'[A] thought-provoking history of charms from the medieval period.' - Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 'Anybody interested in traditional popular culture will welcome the fact that scholars from both Europe and North America are turning increasingly to the systematic analysis of verbal charms, including not merely their texts but their transmission, and the available evidence about the ... Read more