Roper Charms and Charming in Europe

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-230-52431-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: History (R0)

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 the topic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roper, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; J.Roper PART I: ISSUES IN CHARMS AND CHARMING The Transmission of Charms in English, Medieval and Modern; T.M.Smallwood On the Christianity of Incantations; D.E.Gay Typologising English and European Charms; J.Roper Towards a Pragmatic Typology of Love Charms; S.Golopentia The Self of a Charm; H.Ilomaki Charms in Medieval Memory; L.T.Olsan PART II: NATIONAL TRADITIONS French Healing Charms and Charmers from an English Perspective; O.Davies Eclecticism in the Russian Charm Tradition; W.F.Ryan Swedish Finn Incantations; U.Wolf-Knuts Evil Eye in Hungary: Belief, Ritual, Incantations; E.Pocs

Über Autor(innen)

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 Professor, Janus Pannonius University, Pécs, Hungary
W. F. RYAN Former Librarian of the Warburg Institute, Professor of Russian Studies and author
T. M. SMALLWOOD Researcher
ULRIKA WOLF-KNUTS Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Åbo Akademi University, Finland