The Power of Words: Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe

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THE POWER OF WORDS © 2013 James Kapaló, Éva Pócs and William Ryan Published in 2013 by Central European University Press An imprint of the Central European University Limited Liability Company Nádor utca 11, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 Fax: +36-1-327-3183 E-mail: ceupress@ceu.hu Website: www.ceupress.com 224 West 57th Street, New York NY 10019, USA Tel: +1-212-547-6932 Fax: +1-646-557-2416 E-mail: martin.greenwald@opensocietyfoundations.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. Index compiled by Emese Ilyefalvy ISBN 978-615-5225-10-9 Printed in Hungary by Akakprint Kft., Budapest LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Kapaló, James Alexander. The power of words: studies on charms and charming in Europe / edited by James Kapaló, Éva Pócs and William Ryan. pages ; cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 978-6155225109 (hardbound) 1. Charms—Europe—History. 2. Incantations—Europe—History. I. Title. GR600.K36 2013 133.4’4--dc23 2012047935 ...