The Power of Words: Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe

Published by Central European University Press 2013

The Power of Words

Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe

Edited by: James Kapalo , Éva Pócs and William Francis Ryan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9786155225482

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Kapalo James :

James Kapalo is Lecturer in the Study of Religions Department, University College Cork, Ireland.

Pócs Éva :

Éva Pócs is Professor emeritus at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Pécs, Hungary.

Ryan William Francis :

William Francis Ryan is series editor for the Hakluyt Society, former President of the Folklore Society, former President of the Hakluyt Society.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY
Chapter I. A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway Arne Bugge Amundsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter II. The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, From 1864 To 1882 Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter III. Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives Tatiana Agapkina and Andrei Toporkov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter IV. Medieval Narrative Charms Edina Bozóky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter V. The Historical Development of “Charm” Terminology in Hungarian Vilmos Voigt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Part II. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
Chapter VI. The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England Lea Olsan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter VII. Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary Éva Pócs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Chapter VIII. Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary Dániel Bárth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter IX. Baltic and East Slavic Charms Daiva Vaitkevičienė Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Part III. CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS
Chapter X. The Năjit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition Emanuela Timotin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Chapter XI. Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography Francisco Vaz Da Silva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Chapter XII. “Dear Merciful Mother”: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations Maarit Viljakainen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Chapter XIII. The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments Gábor Klaniczay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
About the Editors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

Language: English
Publisher: Central European University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 334
Keywords: Anthropology; Baltic Countries; Ethnology; Folklore; Healing; Medieval; Nordic countries; Portugal

eBook

Published: April 20, 2013
ISBN: 9786155225482