Textual magic: charms and written amulets in medieval England
"Katherine Storm Hindley explores words at their most powerful: words that people expected would physically change the world. Medieval Europeans often resorted to the use of spoken or written charms to ensure health or fend off danger. Here Hindley draws on an unprecedented archive, based on he...
| Subtitles: | Charms and written amulets in medieval England |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Middle English language
/ Incantation
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| Further subjects: | B
Magic (England)
History To 1500
B English literature Middle English, 1100-1500 History and criticism B Anglo-Norman literature History and criticism B English literature Old English, ca. 450-1100 History and criticism B Latin literature, Medieval and modern (England) History and criticism B Charms (England) History To 1500 |
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