Physical Evidence for Ritual Acts, Sorcery and Witchcraft in Christian Britain [electronic resource] : A Feeling for Magic /
Hutton, Ronald.editor.
This volume investigates the physical evidence for magic in medieval and modern Britain, including ritual mark, concealed objects, amulets, and magical equipment. The contributors are the current experts in each area of the subject, and show between them how ample the evidence is and how important it is for an understanding of history. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction / Ronald Hutton -- 2. Magic On The Walls : Ritual Protection Marks in the Medieval Church / Matthew Champion -- 3. Apotropaic Symbols and Other Measures for Protecting Buildings Against Misfortune / Timothy Easton -- 4. Instances and Contexts of the Head Motif in Britain / John Billingsley -- 5. Witch Bottles : Their Contents, Contexts and Uses / Brian Hoggard -- 6. Concealed Animals / Brian Hoggard -- 7. Shoes Concealed In Buildings / June Swann -- 8. Garments Concealed Within Buildings : Following the Evidence / Dinah Eastop -- 9. Spiritual Middens / Timothy Easton -- 10. Textual Evidence For The Material History of Amulets in Seventeenth-Century England / Alexander Cummins -- 11. Amulets : The Material Evidence / Tabitha Cadbury -- 12. Cunning-Folk and the Production of Magical Artefacts / Owen Davies and Timothy Easton -- 13. The Wider Picture : Parallel Evidence in America and Australia / Ian Evans, M. Chris Manning and Owen Davies.
This volume investigates the physical evidence for magic in medieval and modern Britain, including ritual mark, concealed objects, amulets, and magical equipment. The contributors are the current experts in each area of the subject, and show between them how ample the evidence is and how important it is for an understanding of history. .
Great Britain-History.
Europe-History-476-1492.
Religion-History.
Social history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of Religion.
Social History.