Magic, body, and the self in eighteenth-century Sweden / / by Jacqueline Van Gent.

Contrary to previous assumptions, magic remained an integral part of everyday life in Enlightenment Europe. This book demonstrates that the endurance of magical practices, both benevolent and malevolent, was grounded in early modern perceptions of an interconnected body, self and spiritual cosmos. D...

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Superior document:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, v. 135
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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 135.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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