The Power of Words
Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe
Published on 20. April 2013
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-615-5225-10-9 (ISBN)
Description
In medieval and early modern Europe, the use of charms was a living practice in all strata of society. The essays in this latest CEU Press publication explore the rich textual tradition of archives, monasteries, and literary sources. The author also discusses texts amassed in folklore archives and ones that are still accessible through field work in many rural areas of Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Budapest
Hungary
Target group
College/higher education
Academic
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-615-5225-10-9 (9786155225109)
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William Francis Ryan | Eva Pocs | James Kapalo
The Power of Words
Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe
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04/2013
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Persons
William Francis Ryan is series editor for the Hakluyt Society, former President of the Folklore Society, former President of the Hakluyt Society.
Eva Pocs is Professor emeritus at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Pecs, Hungary.
James Kapalo is Lecturer in the Study of Religions Department, University College Cork, Ireland.
Eva Pocs is Professor emeritus at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Pecs, Hungary.
James Kapalo is Lecturer in the Study of Religions Department, University College Cork, Ireland.
Content
James Kapalo, Eva Pocs and William Ryan: Introduction GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY Arne Bugge Amundsen: A genre in the making. The first study of charms in Norway Domhnall Uilleam Stiubhart : The making of a charm collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, 1864 to 1882 Tat'iana Agapkina and Andrei Toporkov: Charm indexes: problems and perspectives Edina Bozoky: Medieval narrative charms Vilmos Voigt: Baj- : The historical development of "charm" terminology in Hungarian HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES Lea Olsan: The marginality of charms in medieval England Eva Pocs: Church benedictions and popular charms in Hungary Daniel Barth : Benediction and exorcism in early modern Hungary Daiva Vaitkeviciene: Baltic and East Slavic charms CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS Emanuela Timotin: The najit between prayers and charms: A study of the Romanian manuscript tradition Francisco Vaz da Silva : Charming the moon: moon charms for sick children in Portuguese ethnography Maarit Viljakainen : "Dear Merciful Mother". The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian birth incantations, Index.