Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations viii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I
8. 1 Kill or Cure: Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor 21
9. 2 By the Power Vested in Me: Galdor in Authorised Rituals 65
10. Part II
11. 3 Ite Missa Est: The Liturgical Nature of ‘Charms’ 101
12. 4 Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter 134
13. Part III
14. 5 In the Beginning Was the Letter: The Cosmological Power of ‘Gibberish’ 169
15. Conclusion 215
16. Bibliography 219
17. General Index 248
18. Index of Manuscripts 251