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A peer-reviewed scholarly journal, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft draws from a broad spectrum of perspectives, methods, and disciplines, offering the widest possible geographical scope and chronological range, from prehistory to the modern era and from the Old World to the New. In addition to original research, the journal includes book reviews, editorials, and lists of newly published work.
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Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 2017Table of Contents
pp. 146-162
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View Shimmering Magic: Cross-cultural Explorations of the Aesthetic, Moral, and Mystical Significance of Reflecting and Deflecting Shine
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pp. 163-185
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View From the Back of the Mirror: "Quicksilver," Tinfoil, and the Shimmer of Sorcery in African-American Vernacular Magic
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From the Back of the Mirror: "Quicksilver," Tinfoil, and the Shimmer of Sorcery in African-American Vernacular Magic
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pp. 186-209
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View Connecting Worlds through Silk: The Cosmological Significance of Sheen in West African Talismanic Magic
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pp. 210-224
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View "Glittering Women": Light, Aura, and the Aesthetics of Withdrawal in Wedding Photography along the East African Coast
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pp. 225-244
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pp. 250-253
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View Letters to the Sage: Collected Correspondence of Thomas Moore Johnson: Volume One: The Esotericists ed. by Patrick D. Bowen and K. Paul Johnson (review)
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pp. 254-256
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pp. 259-261
pp. 261-265
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View Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority: Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E by Heidi Marx-Wolf (review)
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pp. 265-268
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View Supernatural Entertainments: Victorian Spiritualism and the Rise of Modern Media Culture by Simone Natale (review)
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pp. 268-271
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View Bewitched and Bedeviled: A Cognitive Approach to Embodiment in Early English Possession by Kirsten C. Uszkalo (review)
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pp. 271-274
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| ISSN | 1940-5111 |
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| Print ISSN | 1556-8547 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2017-08-31 |
| Open Access | No |
