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Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North

Practice and Transgressions

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  • Jul 2024

Overview

Editors:
  1. Jennifer Hemphill

    1. University of Aberdeen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  2. Ségdae Richardson-Read

    1. University of Liverpool, Jedburgh, United Kingdom

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  3. Solveig Marie Wang

    1. University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

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  • Explores the varied performances of magic in medieval and early modern Scandinavia
  • Considers textual and material sources
  • Offers perspectives from a range of disciplines

Part of the book series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic (PHSWM)

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Keywords

  • Scandinavia
  • Witchcraft
  • Magic
  • Íslendingasögur
  • Viking Age

About this book

This book addresses the varied performances of magic in medieval and early modern Scandinavia. It provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of European magic and specifically discusses performances of magic in the pre-modern north. By employing innovating methodologies and covering a wide temporal range, the book offers a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to the study of magic in the pre-modern North. In addition, the minority-driven contributions, written by an international group of dynamic and diverse scholars, complement one another to highlight the many multicultural realities of the pre-modern North.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Aberdeen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jennifer Hemphill

  • University of Liverpool, Jedburgh, United Kingdom

    Ségdae Richardson-Read

  • University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

    Solveig Marie Wang

About the editors

Jennifer Hemphill is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, University of Aberdeen, UK.

Ségdae Richardson-Read holds an MLitt in Vikings Studies from the University of Highlands and Islands and they are currently a PhD candidate at the Institute for Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, UK.

Solveig Marie Wang holds a PhD in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Aberdeen, UK and she is currently working with an interdisciplinary postdoctorate project at the Universität Greifswald, Germany.   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North

  • Book Subtitle: Practice and Transgressions

  • Editors: Jennifer Hemphill, Ségdae Richardson-Read, Solveig Marie Wang

  • Series Title: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-61204-6Due: 11 August 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-61207-7Due: 11 August 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-61205-3Due: 11 August 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2731-5630

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-5649

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

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