The Power of Words : : Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe / / ed. by William Francis Ryan, Éva Pócs, James Kapalo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• MitwirkendeR: Agapkina, Tatiana,; Amundsen, Arne Bugge,; Bozóky, Edina,; Bárth, Dániel,; Klaniczay, Gábor,; Olsan, Lea,; Pócs, Éva,; Stiùbhart, Domhnall Uilleam,; Timotin, Emanuela,; Toporkov, Andrei,; Vaitkevičienė, Daiva,; Vaz Da Silva, Francisco,; Viljakainen, Maarit,; Voigt, Vilmos,
• HerausgeberIn: Kapalo, James,; Pócs, Éva,; Ryan, William Francis,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; INTRODUCTION --; Part I. GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY --; Chapter I. A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway --; Chapter II. The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, From 1864 To 1882 --; Chapter III. Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives --; Chapter IV. Medieval Narrative Charms --; Chapter V. The Historical Development of “Charm” Terminology in Hungarian --; Part II. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES --; Chapter VI. The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England --; Chapter VII. Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary --; Chapter VIII. Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary --; Chapter IX. Baltic and East Slavic Charms --; Part III. CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS --; Chapter X. The Năjit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition --; Chapter XI. Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography --; Chapter XII. “Dear Merciful Mother”: The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations --; Chapter XIII. The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments --; About the Editors --; About the Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9786155225482; 9783110780550
• DOI: 10.1515/9786155225482
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by William Francis Ryan, Éva Pócs, James Kapalo.

n medieval and early modern Europe, the use of charms was a living practice in all strata of society. The essays in this latest CEU Press publication explore the rich textual tradition of archives, monasteries, and literary sources. The author also discusses texts amassed in folklore archives and ones that are still accessible through field work in many rural areas of Europe.