The Power of Words
Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe
Published on 20. April 2013
334 pages
978-615-5225-48-2 (ISBN)
Description
n 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
File size
4,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-615-5225-48-2 (9786155225482)
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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
Central European University Press
€157.50
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Content
James Kapaló, Éva Pócs and William Ryan: Introduction GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY Arne Bugge Amundsen: A genre in the making. The first study of charms in Norway Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart: 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 Bozóky: Medieval narrative charms Vilmos Voigt: Báj-: The historical development of "charm" terminology in Hungarian HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES Lea Olsan: The marginality of charms in medieval England Éva Pócs: Church benedictions and popular charms in Hungary Dániel Bárth: 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
