Owen Davies (1) (1969–)
Autor(a) de Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
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About the Author
Owen Davies is Reader in Social History at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Obras de Owen Davies
Executing Magic in the Modern Era: Criminal Bodies and the Gallows in Popular Medicine (Palgrave Historical Studies in… (2017) 18 cópias
Building Magic: Ritual and Re-enchantment in Post-Medieval Structures (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and… (2021) 7 cópias
Cunning Folk, an introductory bibliography 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Harry Potter - A History of Magic: The Book of the Exhibition (2018) — Contribuinte, algumas edições — 924 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1969-08-26
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- United Kingdom
- Local de nascimento
- Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK
- Educação
- Sondes Place Comprehensive School, Surrey
Lancaster University (doctorate)
Cardiff University (archaeology and history) - Ocupação
- historian
professor of history - Organizações
- University of Hertfordshire
Folklore Society
Membros
Resenhas
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 1,286
- Popularidade
- #19,936
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 19
- ISBNs
- 65
- Favorito
- 3
This is a MASSIVE sprawling history of magic books, mostly those playing around the edges of Christian mythos, but with interesting comparisons to other systems of folk magic both associated with other major religions and not. How all of these interacted with changing technologies (like the printing press), changes in the power structure of The Church (The Inquisition, The Reformation, etc.), colonialism, influences of neighboring religions, etc.
SO MUCH INFORMATION. A reference I'll be happy to keep on my shelves.… (mais)