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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- INTRODUCTION 1
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Part I. GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY
- Chapter I. A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway 15
- Chapter II. The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, From 1864 To 1882 27
- Chapter III. Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives 71
- Chapter IV. Medieval Narrative Charms 101
- Chapter V. The Historical Development of “Charm” Terminology in Hungarian 117
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Part II. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
- Chapter VI. The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England 135
- Chapter VII. Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary 165
- Chapter VIII. Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary 199
- Chapter IX. Baltic and East Slavic Charms 211
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Part III. CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS
- Chapter X. The Năjit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition 239
- Chapter XI. Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography 257
- Chapter XII. “Dear Merciful Mother”: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations 265
- Chapter XIII. The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments 281
- About the Editors 305
- About the Contributors 307
- Index 311
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- INTRODUCTION 1
-
Part I. GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY
- Chapter I. A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway 15
- Chapter II. The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, From 1864 To 1882 27
- Chapter III. Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives 71
- Chapter IV. Medieval Narrative Charms 101
- Chapter V. The Historical Development of “Charm” Terminology in Hungarian 117
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Part II. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
- Chapter VI. The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England 135
- Chapter VII. Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary 165
- Chapter VIII. Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary 199
- Chapter IX. Baltic and East Slavic Charms 211
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Part III. CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS
- Chapter X. The Năjit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition 239
- Chapter XI. Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography 257
- Chapter XII. “Dear Merciful Mother”: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations 265
- Chapter XIII. The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments 281
- About the Editors 305
- About the Contributors 307
- Index 311