Magic and Masculinity: Ritual Magic and Gender in the Early Modern Era

by Frances Timbers

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In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. The majority of male magicians acted from a position of control and command commensurate with their social position in a patriarchal society; other men, however, used the notion of magic to subvert gender ideals while still aiming to attain hegemony. Whilst women who claimed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:135015900X

ISBN13:9781350159006

Release Date:April 2020

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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