English verbal charms
By: by Jonathan Roper.
Contributors: Folklore Fellows.
Series: FF communications -- no. 288.
Publisher: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Charms -- England -- History; Incantations -- England -- History; English language -- Rhyme -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-241) and index.
Table of contents: title: Initial issues; title: Review of literature; title: Old English; title: Middle English; title: Early modern and modern English; title: The evidence of the database; title: General purpose; title: Precise functions; title: Charm-types; title: Folk names; title: Oral or written; title: Instructions; title: Threshold numbers; title: Texts; title: Data on who knew the charms; title: Birthdate; title: Sex; title: Occupation; title: Data on the transmission of the charm; title: Recording place; title: Recording date; title: Data on who recorded the charm; title: The 'bibliographical' fields; title: Typology; title: Initial typology of Christian charms in England; title: Introduction; title: The charm-types; title: Initial typology of non-Christian charms in England; title: Introduction; title: The charm types; title: Transmission in the European context; title: Towards the study of variation; title: Variation within one person's performance of a single charm; title: Repertoire analysis; title: Conclusion.