Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages

by Stephen A. Mitchell

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Stephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be able--and who in some instances thought themselves able--to manipulate the world around them through magical practices, and on the responses to these beliefs in the legal, literary, and popular cultures of the Nordic Middle Ages. His sources range from the Icelandic sagas to cultural monuments much...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812222555

ISBN13:9780812222555

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Spirituality

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