Charms, Charmers and Charming

Charms, Charmers and Charming
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-13 : 9780230583535
ISBN-10 : 0230583539
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Book Synopsis Charms, Charmers and Charming by : J. Roper

Download or read book Charms, Charmers and Charming written by J. Roper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together many of today's key scholars of verbal charming, these essays cover vernacular magical texts and practice from Malaysia to Madagascar, and from England to Estonia. As the most comprehensive collection of research on charms, charmers and charming available in the English language, it forms an essential reader on the topic.


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