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9 Curse, maleficium, divination
witchcraft on the borderline of religion and magic
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Éva Pócs
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 A case of witchcraft assault in early nineteenth-century England as ostensive action 14
- 2 Witchcraft, witch doctors and the fight against ‘superstition’ in nineteenth-century Germany 29
- 3 The witch and the detective 46
- 4 Narrative and the social dynamics of magical harm in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Finland 69
- 5 Boiling chickens and burning cats 89
- 6 Witchcraft accusations in France, 1850–1990 107
- 7 Magical healing in Spain (1875–1936) 133
- 8 Witchcraft, healing and vernacular magic in Italy 151
- 9 Curse, maleficium, divination 174
- 10 Spooks and spooks 191
- Index 213
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 A case of witchcraft assault in early nineteenth-century England as ostensive action 14
- 2 Witchcraft, witch doctors and the fight against ‘superstition’ in nineteenth-century Germany 29
- 3 The witch and the detective 46
- 4 Narrative and the social dynamics of magical harm in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Finland 69
- 5 Boiling chickens and burning cats 89
- 6 Witchcraft accusations in France, 1850–1990 107
- 7 Magical healing in Spain (1875–1936) 133
- 8 Witchcraft, healing and vernacular magic in Italy 151
- 9 Curse, maleficium, divination 174
- 10 Spooks and spooks 191
- Index 213
