'Charms', liturgies, and secret rites in early medieval England

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A re-evaluation of the mysterious ""charms"" found in Anglo-Saxon literature, arguing for their place in mainstream Christian rites.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Arthur, Ciaran (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell and Brewer Ltd, 2018.
Series:	Anglo-Saxon studies ; 32.
Subjects:	Manuscripts, English (Old) Charms > England. Liturgies. Christianity > England. HISTORY > Medieval. Charms Christianity Liturgies England Anglo-Saxon. Christian rites. Christianity. Old English. ecclesiastical. manuscript. nineteenth century. paganism. philosophical. spiritual.
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Table of Contents:

Part 1. 1. Kill or Cure : Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor; 2. By the Power Vested in Me : Galdor in Authorised Rituals; Part 2. 3. Ite Missa Est : The Liturgical Nature of 'Charms'; 4. Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter; Part 3. 5. In the Beginning Was the Letter : The Cosmological Power of 'Gibberish'.