" Magic," as modern scholars have grudgingly learned to admit, is a very elusive category.
No definition of" magic" has ever found universal acceptance, and countless attempts to�…

Les Rem�des � l'amour de l’Antiquit� au XVIIIe si�cle - Archive ouverte HAL Acc�der
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In the famous fifteenth-century treatise the Malleus maleficarum or Hammer of Witches
(1486) by the Dominicans Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, there is a memorable story�…

Fire and burning are often mentioned in recipes and products of Jewish love magic in Late
Antiquity and the Middle Ages. This article interprets the motif of fire as a key symbol�…

This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt
through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and�…

Two spinsters living with their bachelor brother discovered that he was likely to get married
and leave them. This prospect was unwelcome to them for several reasons, including their�…

One of the best-known stories from the Middle Ages is about a man who seduces a woman
by offering her his cloak, or a ring, or a gold chain or some other prize, and then either wins�…

HE nineteenth century may be said to have been the Golden Age T of Magic. A galaxy of
brilliant performers enriched the period with their clever tricks and illusions. An era that�…