Enchanted Europe: superstition, reason, and religion, 1250 - 1750

'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise &...

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Main Author: Cameron, Euan (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Edition:1. publ. in paperback
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Popular piety / Superstition / Criticism / History 1250-1750
B Superstition (Motif) / Literature
B Comparative religion / Black magic / Occultism / Magic
Further subjects:B Superstition Europe History
B Europe Religion History
B Europe Religion
B Superstition (Europe) History
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Summary:'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise & fall of 'superstition' in the European mind
Item Description:Originally published: 2010. - Includes bibliographical references (pp. [423]-455)and index. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
ISBN:0199605114