Representing magic in modern Ireland: belief, history, and culture

This Element argues that Ireland did not experience a disenchanted modernity, nor a decline in magic. It suggests that beliefs, practices and traditions concerning witchcraft and magic developed and adapted to modernity to retain cultural currency until the end of the twentieth century. This analysi...

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Main Author: Sneddon, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Cambridge elements. Elements in magic
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ireland / Magic / Witch / Reception / Literature / History 1661-1998
Further subjects:B Witchcraft History (Ireland)
B English literature Irish authors History and criticism
B Magic in literature
B Witchcraft in literature
B Witches in literature
B Magic History (Ireland)
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