| Description |
vii, 325 p. : Grayscale Illustration, Tables ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Published in 2013 by Central European University Press. |
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Index compiled by Emese Ilyefalvy. |
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Printed in Hungary by Akakprint Kft., Budapest. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Genre, Classification, Terminology -- Historical and Comparative Studies -- Content and Function of Charms. |
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A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway -- The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, from 1864 to 1882 -- Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives -- Medieval Narrative Charms -- The Historical Development of "Charm" Terminology in Hungarian -- The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England -- Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary -- Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary -- Baltic and East Slavic Charms -- The Njit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition -- Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography -- "Dear Merciful Mother": The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations -- The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2019. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Subject |
Charms -- Europe -- History.
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Incantations -- Europe -- History.
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European 1 : -- General & Multiperiod.
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| Added Author |
Éva Pócs.
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William Ryan.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
9786155225109 hardbound |
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9786155225482 Hardcover |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb32282 hdl |
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