Magic, body, and the self in eighteenth-century Sweden / by Jacqueline Van Gent.

Contrary to previous assumptions, magic remained an integral part of everyday life in Enlightenment Europe. This book demonstrates that the endurance of magical practices, both benevolent and malevolent, was grounded in early modern perceptions of an interconnected body, self and spiritual cosmos.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Gent, Jacqueline
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, NL : Brill, 2009.
Series:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 135.
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