Title 'Charms', liturgies, and secret rites in early medieval England / Ciaran Arthur

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell and Brewer Ltd, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations Series Anglo-Saxon studies, 1475-2468 ; 32 Anglo-Saxon studies ; 32. Contents Part 1. 1. Kill or Cure : Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor; 2. By the Power Vested in Me : Galdor in Authorised Rituals; Part 2. 3. Ite Missa Est : The Liturgical Nature of 'Charms'; 4. Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter; Part 3. 5. In the Beginning Was the Letter : The Cosmological Power of 'Gibberish' Summary A re-evaluation of the mysterious ""charms"" found in Anglo-Saxon literature, arguing for their place in mainstream Christian rites Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Manuscripts, English (Old) Charms -- England Liturgies. Christianity -- England HISTORY -- Medieval. Charms Christianity Liturgies Manuscripts, English (Old) England Form Electronic book ISBN 9781787442887 1787442888

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