Textual Magic: Charms and Written Amulets in Medieval England - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226825335ISBN-10:226825337UPC:9780226825335Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, EuropeBook Topic:Great Britain, MedievalSize:9.06 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.411Product ID:SCBDERCV5K
An expansive consideration of charms as a deeply integrated aspect of the English Middle Ages.
Katherine Storm Hindley explores words at their most powerful: words that people expected would physically change the world. Medieval Europeans often resorted to the use of spoken or written charms to ensure health or fend off danger. Hindley draws on an unprecedented archive of more than a thousand...
Katherine Storm Hindley explores words at their most powerful: words that people expected would physically change the world. Medieval Europeans often resorted to the use of spoken or written charms to ensure health or fend off danger. Hindley draws on an unprecedented archive of more than a thousand...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226825335ISBN-10:226825337UPC:9780226825335Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, EuropeBook Topic:Great Britain, MedievalSize:9.06 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.411Product ID:SCBDERCV5K
Katherine Storm Hindley is assistant professor of English literature at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and director of the London International Palaeography School. Her articles and essays have appeared in a variety of publications. This is her first book.
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