ISBN:
1845451783
Language:
English
Pages:
VI, 241 S
,
Ill
Series Statement:
Polygons 11
Series Statement:
Polygons
DDC:
133.4/3
Keywords:
Magic
;
Popular culture
;
Magic Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Magie
;
Religion
;
Volkskultur
;
Christentum
Description / Table of Contents:
Magic and the millennium / David S. KatzShowman or shaman? The acts of a biblical prophet / Mark Brummitt -- Curse tablets and binding spells in the Greco-Roman world / John G. Gager -- Magic, healing and early Christianity : consumption and competition / Justin Meggitt -- All the devils : Port-Royal and pedagogy in seventeenth-century France / Nicholas Hammond -- The magic of French culture : transforming 'savages' into French Catholics in seventeenth-century France / Sara E. Melzer -- A magus of the north? Professor John Ferguson and his library / David Weston -- The golden fleece and Harry Potter / Amy Wygant -- Cowboys and magicians : Buffalo Bill, Houdini and real magic / Ronald G. Walters -- The search for a new dimension : surrealism and magic / Alyce Mahon.
Description / Table of Contents:
Magic and the millennium / David S. Katz -- Showman or shaman? The acts of a biblical prophet / Mark Brummitt -- Curse tablets and binding spells in the Greco-Roman world / John G. Gager -- Magic, healing and early Christianity : consumption and competition / Justin Meggitt -- All the devils : Port-Royal and pedagogy in seventeenth-century France / Nicholas Hammond -- The magic of French culture : transforming 'savages' into French Catholics in seventeenth-century France / Sara Melzer -- A magus of the north? Professor John Ferguson and his library / David Weston -- The golden fleece and Harry Potter / Amy Wygant -- Cowboys and magicians : Buffalo Bill, Houdini and real magic / Ronald G. Walters -- The search for a new dimension : surrealism and magic / Alyce Mahon
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018469.html
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