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The Resource The uses of supernatural power : the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe, Gábor Klaniczay ; translated by Susan Singerman ; edited by Karen Margolis

The uses of supernatural power : the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe, Gábor Klaniczay ; translated by Susan Singerman ; edited by Karen Margolis

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viii, 259 pages
Note
Essays originally written in English, French, and Hungarian
Contents
  • The carnival spirit
  • Religious movements and Christian culture
  • Fashionable beards and heretic rags
  • From sacral kingship to self-representation
  • Legends as life-strategies for aspirant saints in the later Middle Ages
  • The cult of dynastic saints in central Europe
  • Shamanistic elements in central European witchcraft
  • Witch-hunting in Hungary
  • The decline of witches and the rise of vampires under the eighteenth-century Habsburg monarchy
Isbn
9780691073774
Instance
Label
The uses of supernatural power : the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe
Title
The uses of supernatural power
Title remainder
the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe
Statement of responsibility
Gábor Klaniczay ; translated by Susan Singerman ; edited by Karen Margolis
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Language
eng
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Klaniczay, Gábor
Index
index present
LC call number
BR738.4
LC item number
.K572 1990
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Margolis, Karen
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  • Europe, Central
  • Central Europe
  • Europa
  • Witchcraft
  • Magic
  • Christian heresies
  • Saints
  • Brujería
  • Magia
  • Santos
  • Christian heresies
  • Magic
  • Saints
  • Witchcraft
  • Volksglaube
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Magie
  • Volksglaube
  • Volksreligion
Label
The uses of supernatural power : the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe, Gábor Klaniczay ; translated by Susan Singerman ; edited by Karen Margolis
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Essays originally written in English, French, and Hungarian
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-250) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The carnival spirit -- Religious movements and Christian culture -- Fashionable beards and heretic rags -- From sacral kingship to self-representation -- Legends as life-strategies for aspirant saints in the later Middle Ages -- The cult of dynastic saints in central Europe -- Shamanistic elements in central European witchcraft -- Witch-hunting in Hungary -- The decline of witches and the rise of vampires under the eighteenth-century Habsburg monarchy
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 259 pages
Isbn
9780691073774
Lccn
90037330
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)22467533
Label
The uses of supernatural power : the transformation of popular religion in medieval and early-modern Europe, Gábor Klaniczay ; translated by Susan Singerman ; edited by Karen Margolis
Publication
Note
Essays originally written in English, French, and Hungarian
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-250) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The carnival spirit -- Religious movements and Christian culture -- Fashionable beards and heretic rags -- From sacral kingship to self-representation -- Legends as life-strategies for aspirant saints in the later Middle Ages -- The cult of dynastic saints in central Europe -- Shamanistic elements in central European witchcraft -- Witch-hunting in Hungary -- The decline of witches and the rise of vampires under the eighteenth-century Habsburg monarchy
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 259 pages
Isbn
9780691073774
Lccn
90037330
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)22467533

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