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Everyday Magicians: Legal Records and Magic Manuscripts from Tudor England - Couverture souple

Livre 14 sur 15: Magic in History

Wright, Sharon Hubbs; Klaassen, Frank

 
9780271093932: Everyday Magicians: Legal Records and Magic Manuscripts from Tudor England
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ISBN 10 : 0271093935 ISBN 13 : 9780271093932
Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Most of the women and men who practiced magic in Tudor England were not hanged or burned as witches, despite being active members of their communities. These everyday magicians responded to common human problems such as the vagaries of money, love, property, and influence, and they were essential to the smooth functioning of English society. This illuminating book tells their stories through the legal texts in which they are named and the magic books that record their practices.

In legal terms, their magic fell into the category of sin or petty crime, the sort that appeared in the lower courts and most often in church courts. Despite their relatively lowly status, scripts for the sorts of magic they practiced were recorded in contemporary manuscripts. Juxtaposing and contextualizing the legal and magic manuscript records creates an unusually rich field to explore the social aspects of magic practice.

Expertly constructed for both classroom use and independent study, this book presents in modern English the legal documents and magic texts relevant to ordinary forms of magic practiced in Tudor England. These are accompanied by scholarly introductions often providing original perspectives on the subjects. Topics covered include: the London cunning man Robert Allen; magic to identify thieves; love magic; magic for hunting, fishing and gambling, and magic for healing and protection.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sharon Hubbs Wright is Professor of History at St. Thomas More College and Director of Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She is the coauthor, along with Frank Klaassen, of The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers and Authority in Early Tudor England, also published by Penn State University Press.

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Éditeur
Pennsylvania State University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0271093935
ISBN 13 
9780271093932
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
164
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Personne responsable
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