Enchanted Europe: superstition, reason, and religion 1250 - 1750
'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise &...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | Bibliotheca Lamiarum, 5 (2015) (Vanysacker, Dries, 1962 -)
Enchanted Europe. Superstition, reason, and religion, 1250–1750. By Euan Cameron. Pp. xii+473. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. £35. 978 0 19 925782 9 (2011) (Walsham, Alexandra) |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Popular piety
/ Superstition
/ Criticism
/ History 1250-1750
B Superstition (Motif) / Literature B Faith / Religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Superstition Europe History
B Europe Religion History B Europe Religion B Superstition (Europe) History |
| Summary: | 'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise & fall of 'superstition' in the European mind 'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise & fall of 'superstition' in the European mind |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199257825 |