Physical Evidence for Ritual Acts, Sorcery and Witchcraft in Christian Britain

This volume investigates the physical evidence for magic in medieval and modern Britain, including ritual mark, concealed objects, amulets, and magical equipment. The contributors are the current experts in each area of the subject, and show between them

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onathan Roper (editor) CHARMS, CHARMERS AND CHARMING Alison Rowlands (editor) WITCHCRAFT AND MASCULINITIES IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE Rolf Schulte MAN AS WITCH Male Witches in Central Europe Laura Stokes DEMONS OF URBAN REFORM Early European Witch Trials and Criminal Justice, 1430–1530 María Tausiet URBAN MAGIC IN EARLY MODERN SPAIN Abracadabra Omnipotens Robert Ziegler SATANISM, MAGIC AND MYSTICISM IN FIN-DE-SIÈCLE FRANCE Louise Kallestrup AGENTS OF WITCHCRAFT IN EARLY MODERN ITALY AND DENMARK Forthcoming: Lizanne Henderson WITCHCRAFT AND FOLK BELIEF AT THE DAWN OF ENLIGHTENMENT Andrew Sneddon WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN IRELAND, 1890–1940 Liana Saif ARABIC INFLUENCES ON EARLY MODERN OCCULT THOUGHT

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Physical Evidence for Ritual Acts, Sorcery and Witchcraft in Christian Britain A Feeling for Magic Edited by

Ronald Hutton University of Bristol, UK

Introduction, editorial matter and selection © Ronald Hutton 2015 All other chapters © respective authors 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-44481-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56884-0 ISBN 978-1-137-44482-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-44482-0 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed an