ISBN:
9786155225109
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (250 p)
Paralleltitel:
Print version Power of Words : Studies on Charms and Charmings in Europe
Paralleltitel:
The power of words
DDC:
133.44094
Schlagwort(e):
Charms -- Europe -- History
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Incantations -- Europe -- History
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Charms ; Europe ; History
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Incantations ; Europe ; History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Europa
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Zauberspruch
;
Gebet
Kurzfassung:
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.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""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""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""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""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""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""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""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""; ""References""; ""Chapter VIII Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary""; ""References""; ""Chapter IX Baltic and East Slavic Charms""; ""Common Mythical Patterns""; ""Zoological Elements""; ""Bundles of Mythical Motifs""; ""Religious-Ritual Formulas and Prayers""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""Functional Formulas in the Healing Charms""""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Part III CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS""; ""Chapter X The NÄ?jit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition""; ""References""; ""Chapter XI Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography""; ""References""; ""Chapter XII “Dear Merciful Motherâ€?: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and KarelianBirth Incantations""; ""Birth Incantations""; ""“Dear Merciful Motherâ€?""; ""“Come Here when Called for!â€?""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""“Bring Lubricants from Slimy Fish!�""
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