Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
by Don C. Skemer
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- ISBN 10
- 0271027231
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- 9780271027234
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Paperback / softback. New. In the Middle Ages, textual amulets were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal afflictions caused by demonic invasions, and to bring the wearer good fortune. Offering an analysis of many surviving textual amulets, this book provides a study of this once-common means of harnessing the magical power of words.
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- The Saint Bookstore (GB)
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- Title
- Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
- Author
- Don C. Skemer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0271027231
- ISBN 13
- 9780271027234
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press
- Place of Publication
- University Park, Pa
- This edition first published
- 2006
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