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Jefferson, North Carolina : Mcfarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Description
"Magic, both benevolent and malign, has been practiced in the British Isles since at least the Iron Age. The Anglo-Saxons used ritual curses in documents, and wrote spells and charms. When they became Christians, the new "magicians" were saints, who performed miracles. The Church was able to quell the fear of magicians, but Reformation saw its revival"--
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This book claims to offer a wide-ranging history of magic in Britain, from prehistoric times till the premodern period. The intended audience lies somewhere between the interested layperson and undergraduate-level students, although this intent is never expressed explicitly. Unfortunately, the
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v, 264 p.; 26 cm
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9781476674001