Inscribed Power : Amulets and Magic in Early Spanish Literature

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"In Inscribed Power, Ryan D. Giles explores the function of amuletic prayers, divine names, and incantation formulas that were inscribed and printed on parchment, paper and other media, and at the same time inserted into classic literary works in Spain. Giles' insightful analysis of the in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giles, Ryan D. (Ryan Dennis) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Spanish literature.
Magic in literature.
Amulets in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Amulettes dans la litterature.
Magie dans la litterature.
Litterature espagnole > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique.
Spanish literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Amuletic manuscripts
  • Naming God
  • Amuletic voices
  • The Bawd's amulet
  • Outlaw prayers
  • Amuletic afterlives.

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