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Agapkina, Tatiana
[Contributor];
Amundsen, Arne Bugge
[Contributor];
Bozóky, Edina
[Contributor];
Bárth, Dániel
[Contributor];
Kapalo, James
[Editor];
Klaniczay, Gábor
[Contributor];
Olsan, Lea
[Contributor];
Pócs, Éva
[Contributor];
Pócs, Éva
[Editor];
Ryan, William Francis
[Editor];
Stiùbhart, Domhnall Uilleam
[Contributor];
Timotin, Emanuela
[Contributor];
Toporkov, Andrei
[Contributor];
Vaitkevičienė, Daiva
[Contributor];
Vaz Da Silva, Francisco
[Contributor];
Viljakainen, Maarit
[Contributor];
Voigt, Vilmos
[Contributor]
The Power of Words
: Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe
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- Media type: E-Book
- Title: The Power of Words : Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe
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Contains:
Frontmatter
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Part I. GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY
Chapter I. A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway
Chapter II. The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, From 1864 To 1882
Chapter III. Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives
Chapter IV. Medieval Narrative Charms
Chapter V. The Historical Development of “Charm” Terminology in Hungarian
Part II. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
Chapter VI. The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England
Chapter VII. Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary
Chapter VIII. Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary
Chapter IX. Baltic and East Slavic Charms
Part III. CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS
Chapter X. The Năjit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition
Chapter XI. Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography
Chapter XII. “Dear Merciful Mother”: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations
Chapter XIII. The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index
- Contributor: Agapkina, Tatiana [MitwirkendeR]; Amundsen, Arne Bugge [MitwirkendeR]; Bozóky, Edina [MitwirkendeR]; Bárth, Dániel [MitwirkendeR]; Kapalo, James [HerausgeberIn]; Klaniczay, Gábor [MitwirkendeR]; Olsan, Lea [MitwirkendeR]; Pócs, Éva [MitwirkendeR]; Pócs, Éva [HerausgeberIn]; Ryan, William Francis [HerausgeberIn]; Stiùbhart, Domhnall Uilleam [MitwirkendeR]; Timotin, Emanuela [MitwirkendeR]; Toporkov, Andrei [MitwirkendeR]; Vaitkevičienė, Daiva [MitwirkendeR]; Vaz Da Silva, Francisco [MitwirkendeR]; Viljakainen, Maarit [MitwirkendeR]; Voigt, Vilmos [MitwirkendeR]
- imprint: Budapest; New York: Central European University Press, [2022]
- Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (334 p.)
- Language: English
- DOI: 10.1515/9786155225482
- ISBN: 9786155225482
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- Keywords: Charms History Europe ; Charms Europe History ; Incantations History Europe Europe ; Incantations Europe History ; HISTORY / Europe / General
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Footnote:
In English
- Description: n medieval and early modern Europe, the use of charms was a living practice in all strata of society. The essays in this latest CEU Press publication explore the rich textual tradition of archives, monasteries, and literary sources. The author also discusses texts amassed in folklore archives and ones that are still accessible through field work in many rural areas of Europe
- Access State: Restricted Access | Information to licenced electronic resources of the SLUB