Power of Words: Studies on Charms and Charmings in Europe
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY -- Chapter I A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway -- A Norwegian Example -- Popular Culture and Moral Evaluation -- Anton Christian Bang-Theologian, Church Hi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Budapest
Central European University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Incantation
/ Prayer
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| Further subjects: | B
Charms ; Europe ; History
B Charms -- Europe -- History B Incantations ; Europe ; History B Electronic books B Incantations -- Europe -- History |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY -- Chapter I A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway -- A Norwegian Example -- Popular Culture and Moral Evaluation -- Anton Christian Bang-Theologian, Church Historian, Folklorist -- Bang's Studies on Popular Belief and Practices -- Magic Manuscripts as Literary Sources -- Magic Not Being Part of the National Canon -- History and the Lack of Lasting Value -- References -- Chapter II The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, from 1864 to 1882 -- Introduction -- Early Collecting, 1867-1870 -- Charms as Newspaper Curiosities, 1871-1872 -- The Torranan Charm, 1874 -- Final Years in Uist, 1875-1880 -- Conclusion -- Statistical Appendix -- References -- Chapter III Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives -- Introductory Remarks -- The Index of East Slavic Charms -- The Structure of an East Slavic Index Entry -- Problems in Creating an International Charm Index -- The Research Programme (Problems for Discussion) -- Test Entries -- Index of European Charms -- References -- Chapter IV Medieval Narrative Charms -- Thematic Classification -- Occurrences -- Language -- Efficiency -- References -- Chapter V The Historical Development of "Charm" Terminology in Hungarian -- References -- Part I I HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES -- Chapter VI The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England -- Manuscript Margins: an Anglo-Saxon Case of Deliberate Placement -- Orality -- Censorship -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter VII Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary -- Magical and Religious Commands -- Magical and Religious Enumerations -- Magical and Religious Similes -- Religious Texts as Amulets -- Magic and Religion-Demons and Saints -- Priests and Peasants-Benediction, Exorcism and Charms. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (250 p) |
| ISBN: | 6155225109 |