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Magic in Britain : a history of medieval and earlier practices /
"Magic, both benevolent and malign, has been practiced in the British Isles since at least the Iron Age. The Anglo-Saxons used ritual curses in documents, and wrote spells and charms. When they became Christians, the new "magicians" were saints, who performed miracles. The Church was...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
Mcfarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Human Bones, Amulets and Animals: Magic and Ritual in Iron Age Britain; 2. Witchcraft, Curse Tablets and Fear of the Restless Dead: Magic in Roman Britain; 3. Germanic Paganism, Magic and Witchcraft in Anglo-Saxon England; 4. Paganism, Christianity and the Cult of Saints in Early Northumbria; 5. Paganism and Christianity in Early East Anglia and Mercia; 6. Paganism and Christianity in the Early Kingdom of Wessex; 7. The Kingdom of Wessex, the Vikings, and Pagan Amulets and Christianity in the Danelaw
- 8. Saints and Magic After the Norman Conquest: Anglo-Saxon Saints9. New English Saints and Monasteries, and Late Medieval Ritual Curses; 10. The Saints of Wales and Scotland: Holy Islands, Ritual Curses and Healing Waters; 11. Pagan Magic in Late Medieval Christianity; 12. Magic, Cunning-Folk and Witchcraft Trials in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Conclusion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index