![]() ![]() Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. "Mitchell's book provides an excellent overview of research and at the same time shows in a convincing manner how popular conceptions of witches and sorcerers changed in the North during the Middle Ages."- Svenska DagbladetStephen A. "A clearly written, sophisticated consideration of the dynamics of popular and elite cultures of religion, witchcraft, shamanism, and magic during the medieval period in the Nordic region."- The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture Mitchell is exceptionally well suited to the task."- Scandinavian Studies ![]() To do the subject matter justice requires both a deep understanding of the history and social structures of the region and period, and an ability to work with a huge and varied corpus of source materials. "This excellent book aims to rectify a lacuna in the study of Nordic witchcraft beliefs. The sociohistorical picture Professor Mitchell draws from it will be of great value not only to scholars of Scandinavia but to anyone interested in the complex history of European witch-beliefs."- Folklore The material assembled here is rich, varied, and often unfamiliar. an effective and evocative bridge through the long and richly storied era that begins in the pre-Christian Viking Age and ends in the Reformation."- Journal of English and Germanic Philology "Mitchell provides a comprehensive and enlightening survey of beliefs and narratives concerning supernatural aggression in medieval Scandinavia. Finally, this is a text that ought to interest students of religion, who have here an excellent study of 'religious' change."- Journal of Religion "This well-written book will be of great interest to specialists (and students) of Old Norse culture and history as well as to historians of European magic. And it successfully integrates Nordic developments into the overall history of magic and witchcraft in medieval Europe even as it highlights uniquely Scandinavian components of that history."- American Historical Review It advances some valuable and broadly applicable methodologies for studying conversion and Christianization. It illuminates a previously little-examined aspect of Scandinavian history, namely magic in the post-Viking but pre-Reformation centuries. "This important book accomplishes several major goals. A significant regional study of a neglected era, book also makes important contributions to our larger understanding of European witchcraft and magic and makes exemplary use of interdisciplinary approaches."- Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Witchcraft and magic involve issues that cut across disciplines, and Mitchell has produced a solid, impressively interdisciplinary contribution to our understanding of them. not only because it fills a gap and gives us a rich store of material previously too little known but also because it raises questions about the distinctive resonance magic and witchcraft could have even in a time of deep and widespread integration into European culture."- Catholic Historical Review Mitchell's book is fascinating and valuable. Paper 2013 | ISBN 9780812222555 | $26.50s | Outside the Americas £19.99Įbook editions are available from selected online vendors Have wronged you.Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages Stephen A. They can also give you the terrible power of REVENGE - to crush those who Magick Chants are as simple as they are powerful - Chants that bestow you with Gods of old to grant your wishes, without long and complicated rituals. #VIKING MAGICK CHANTS PDF HOW TO#Foe the first time ever, here is a book which reveals how to ask these That would grant any desire and bestow their supplicators with a 'Power Beyondīelief'. Regarded as 'the Greatest and Most Powerful Gods of all time'. And the Gods they worshiped quotes Patricia Nelson, were Unafraid of death, they possessed extraordinaryĬourage and daring. ![]() From Finbarr: The Vikings were the most fearedįighting force of their time. Only minor shelf wear from storage please see pictures. Softcover/pamphlet is in very good condition: This is new-old stock, and may not have ever been read. Book Details + Condition: Scarce first edition from 1988 of Patricia Nelson's GAIN POWER BEYOND BELIEF WITH VIKING MAGICK CHANTS. ![]()
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