'Charms', Liturgies, and Secret Rites in Early Medieval England
Chapters in an Anthropography of Violence
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2018
262 pages
978-1-78744-288-7 (ISBN)
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A re-evaluation of the mysterious "charms" found in Anglo-Saxon literature, arguing for their place in mainstream Christian rites.
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Arthur Ciaran:
Ciaran Arthur is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Galway.
Ciaran Arthur is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Galway.
Content
Introduction
Kill or Cure: Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor
By the Power Vested in Me: Galdor in Authorised Rituals
Ite Missa Est: The Liturgical Nature of 'Charms'
Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter
In the Beginning Was the Letter: The Cosmological Power of 'Gibberish'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Kill or Cure: Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor
By the Power Vested in Me: Galdor in Authorised Rituals
Ite Missa Est: The Liturgical Nature of 'Charms'
Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter
In the Beginning Was the Letter: The Cosmological Power of 'Gibberish'
Conclusion
Bibliography
