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Runic Amulets and Magic Objects (Hardcover)
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Runic Amulets and Magic Objects (Hardcover)
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A fresh examination of one of the most contentious issues in runic
scholarship - magical or not? The runic alphabet, in use for well
over a thousand years, was employed by various Germanic groups in a
variety of ways, including, inevitably, for superstitious and
magical rites. Formulaic runic words were inscribed onto small
items that could be carried for good luck; runic charms were carved
on metal or wooden amulets to ensure peace or prosperity. There are
invocations and allusions to pagan and Christian gods and heroes,
to spirits of disease, and even to potential lovers. Few such texts
are completely unique to Germanic society, and in fact, most of the
runic amulets considered in this book show wide-ranging parallels
from a variety of European cultures. The question ofwhether runes
were magical or not has divided scholarship in the area. Early
criticism embraced fantastic notions of runic magic - leading not
just to a healthy scepticism, but in some cases to a complete
denial of any magical element whatsoever in the runic inscriptions.
This book seeks to re-evaulate the whole question of runic sorcery,
attested to not only in the medieval Norse literature dealing with
runes but primarily in the fascinating magical texts of the runic
inscriptions themselves. Dr MINDY MCLEOD teaches in the Department
of Linguistics, Deakin University, Melbourne; Dr BERNARD MEES
teaches in the Department of History at the University of
Melbourne.
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