Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages by Don C. Skemer

Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages

Don C. Skemer

327 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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In the Middle Ages, textual amulets--short texts written on parchment or paper and worn on the body--were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal afflictions caused by demonic invasions, and to bring the wearer good fortune. In Bind...

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