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Magic, body, and the self in eighteenth-century Sweden /
Contrary to previous assumptions, magic remained an integral part of everyday life in Enlightenment Europe. This book demonstrates that the endurance of magical practices, both benevolent and malevolent, was grounded in early modern perceptions of an interconnected body, self and spiritual cosmos.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Leiden, NL :
Brill,
2009.
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| Collection: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ;
v. 135. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Honour and social control in witchcraft trials
- The fluid self
- Magic and the body
- Healing as counter-magic
- The ambiguity of magic.