Magic And Superstition
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Magic And Superstition In Europe
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Author : Michael D. Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2006-12-28
Magic And Superstition In Europe written by Michael D. Bailey and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-28 with History categories.
The only comprehensive, single-volume survey of magic available, this compelling book traces the history of magic, witchcraft, and superstitious practices such as popular spells or charms from antiquity to the present day. Focusing especially on Europe in the medieval and early modern eras, Michael Bailey also explores the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Rome, and the spread of magical systems_particularly modern witchcraft or Wicca_from Europe to the United States. He examines how magic and superstition have been defined in various historical eras and how these constructions have changed over time. He considers the ways in which specific categories of magic have been condemned, and how those identified as magicians or witches have been persecuted and prosecuted in various societies. Although conceptions of magic have changed over time, the author shows how magic has almost always served as a boundary marker separating socially acceptable actions from illicit ones, and more generally the known and understood from the unknown and occult.
Superstition And Magic In Early Modern Europe A Reader
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Author : Helen L. Parish
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-11-20
Superstition And Magic In Early Modern Europe A Reader written by Helen L. Parish and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-20 with History categories.
Superstition and Magic in Early Modern Europe brings together a rich selection of essays which represent the most important historical research on religion, magic and superstition in early modern Europe. Each essay makes a significant contribution to the history of magic and religion in its own right, while together they demonstrate how debates over the topic have evolved over time, providing invaluable intellectual, historical, and socio-political context for readers approaching the subject for the first time. The essays are organised around five key themes and areas of controversy. Part One tackles superstition; Part Two, the tension between miracles and magic; Part Three, ghosts and apparitions; Part Four, witchcraft and witch trials; and Part Five, the gradual disintegration of the 'magical universe' in the face of scientific, religious and practical opposition. Each part is prefaced by an introduction that provides an outline of the historiography and engages with recent scholarship and debate, setting the context for the essays that follow and providing a foundation for further study. This collection is an invaluable toolkit for students of early modern Europe, providing both a focused overview and a springboard for broader thinking about the underlying continuities and discontinuities that make the study of magic and superstition a perennially fascinating topic.
Believing In Magic
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Author : Stuart A. Vyse
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Believing In Magic written by Stuart A. Vyse and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Psychology categories.
While we live in a technologically and scientifically advanced age, superstition is as widespread as ever. Not limited to just athletes and actors, superstitious beliefs are common among people of all occupations, educational backgrounds, and income levels. In this fully updated edition of Believing in Magic, renowned superstition expert Stuart Vyse investigates our tendency towards these irrational beliefs. Superstitions, he writes, are the natural result of several psychological processes, including our human sensitivity to coincidence, a penchant for developing rituals to fill time (to battle nerves, impatience, or both), our efforts to cope with uncertainty, the need for control, and more. In a new Introduction, Vyse discusses important developments and the latest research on jinxes, paranormal beliefs, and luck. He also distinguishes superstition from paranormal and religious beliefs and identifies the potential benefits of superstition for believers. He examines the research to demonstrate how we can better understand complex human behavior. Although superstition is a normal part of our culture, Vyse argues that we must provide alternative methods of coping with life's uncertainties by teaching decision analysis, promoting science education, and challenging ourselves to critically evaluate the sources of our beliefs.
Believing In Magic
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Author : Stuart A. Vyse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Believing In Magic written by Stuart A. Vyse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Superstition categories.
Strange Superstitions And Magical Practices
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Author : William John Fielding
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Strange Superstitions And Magical Practices written by William John Fielding and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Folklore categories.
Encyclopedia Of Magic And Superstition
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Author : Outlet
language : en
Publisher: Crescent
Release Date : 1988-12-12
Encyclopedia Of Magic And Superstition written by Outlet and has been published by Crescent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-12-12 with categories.
Jewish Magic And Superstition
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Author : Joshua Trachtenberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2012-10-08
Jewish Magic And Superstition written by Joshua Trachtenberg and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-08 with Religion categories.
Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished—ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from the religion. According to Joshua Trachtenberg, it is not possible truly to understand the experience and history of the Jewish people without attempting to recover their folklife and beliefs from centuries past. Jewish Magic and Superstition is a masterful and utterly fascinating exploration of religious forms that have all but disappeared yet persist in the imagination. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams. First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.
Magic And Mystery
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Author : Alfred Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-11
Magic And Mystery written by Alfred Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-11 with categories.
This is said to be an age of Materialism, and modern science boasts to have exploded old superstitious beliefs. Yet it is curious how constantly old traditions and fancies crop up amid the most prosaic surroundings of modern existence. There are certainly many people at the present day whose belief in invisible agencies is untouched by all the learning of the ages. We call our superstitions by different names; but we cling to them still. Matters that admit of no explanation must always puzzle and make anxious. A strange fascination hangs about those subjects upon which no consistent theory has ever been formed-subjects the nerves and fibres of which have never yet been laid bare by the forceps and the scalpels of microscopic science. It is to a survey of some such subjects that the subsequent chapters of this little work will be devoted. In this aim, this book covers various aspects of the history of magic, superstition, mythological creatures, and ranges from astrology and alchemy to ghost and religions.
Witchcraft Magic And Superstition In England 1640 70
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Author : Frederick Valletta
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Witchcraft Magic And Superstition In England 1640 70 written by Frederick Valletta and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with History categories.
This study examines the relationship between élite and popular beliefs in witchcraft, magic and superstition in England, analyzing such beliefs against the background of political, religious and social upheaval characteristic of the Civil War, Interregnum and Restoration periods. Belief in witchcraft received new impulses because of the general ferment of religious ideas and the tendency of participants in the Civil Wars to resort to imagery drawn from beliefs about the devil and witches; or to use portents to argue for the wrongs of their opponents. Throughout the work, the author stresses that deeply held superstitions were fundamental to belief in witches, the devil, ghosts, apparitions and supernatural healing. Despite the fact that popular superstitions were often condemned, it was recognized that their propaganda value was too useful to ignore. A host of pamphlets and treatises were published during this period which unashamedly incorporated such beliefs. Valletta here explores the manner in which political and religious authorities somewhat cynically used demonic imagery and language to discredit their opponents and to manipulate popular opinion.
Witchcraft Magic And Superstition In England 1640 70
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Author : Frederick Victor Alfred Valletta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Witchcraft Magic And Superstition In England 1640 70 written by Frederick Victor Alfred Valletta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Superstition categories.