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The subject of 'magic' has long been considered peripheral and sensationalist, the word itself having become something of an academic taboo. However, beliefs in magic and the rituals that surround them are extensive - as are their material manifestations - and to avoid them is to ignore a prevalent aspect of cultures worldwide, from prehistory to the present day. The Materiality of Magic addresses the value of the material record as a resource in investigations into magic, ritual practices, and popular beliefs. The chronological and geographic focuses of the papers presented here vary from prehistory to the present-day, including numinous interpretations of fossils and ritual deposits in Bronze Age Europe; apotropaic devices in Roman and Medieval Britain; the evolution of superstitions and ritual customs - from the 'voodoo doll' of Europe and Africa to a Scottish 'wishing-tree'; and an exploration of spatiality in West African healing practices. The objectives of this collection of nine papers are twofold. First, to provide a platform from which to showcase innovative research and theoretical approaches in a subject which has largely been neglected within archaeology and related disciplines, and, secondly, to redress this neglect. The papers were presented at the 2012 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference in Liverpool.

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Superstition and Magic in Early Modern Europe brings together a rich selection of essays which represent the most important historical research on religion, magic and superstition in early modern Europe. Each essay makes a significant contribution to the history of magic and religion in its own right, while together they demonstrate how debates over the topic have evolved over time, providing invaluable intellectual, historical, and socio-political context for readers approaching the subject for the first time. The essays are organised around five key themes and areas of controversy. Part One tackles superstition; Part Two, the tension between miracles and magic; Part Three, ghosts and apparitions; Part Four, witchcraft and witch trials; and Part Five, the gradual disintegration of the 'magical universe' in the face of scientific, religious and practical opposition. Each part is prefaced by an introduction that provides an outline of the historiography and engages with recent scholarship and debate, setting the context for the essays that follow and providing a foundation for further study. This collection is an invaluable toolkit for students of early modern Europe, providing both a focused overview and a springboard for broader thinking about the underlying continuities and discontinuities that make the study of magic and superstition a perennially fascinating topic.

Occultism --- Superstition --- Magic --- Witchcraft --- Ghosts --- Phantoms --- Specters --- Spectres --- Apparitions --- Haunted places --- Magick --- Necromancy --- Sorcery --- Spells --- Folk beliefs --- Traditions --- Folklore --- Religion --- Art, Black (Magic) --- Arts, Black (Magic) --- Black art (Magic) --- Black arts (Magic) --- Occult, The --- Occult sciences --- Religions --- Supernatural --- New Age movement --- Parapsychology --- History --- History. --- Europe. --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- 133 --- 398.4 --- 398.4 Bovennatuurlijke verschijnselen. Geesten spoken. Bovenzinnelijke wereld. Bijgeloof --- Bovennatuurlijke verschijnselen. Geesten spoken. Bovenzinnelijke wereld. Bijgeloof --- 133 Occulte wetenschappen. Geheime leer. Occultisme --- Occulte wetenschappen. Geheime leer. Occultisme --- 133 The paranormal. The occult. Psi phenomena --- The paranormal. The occult. Psi phenomena