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English verbal charms / by Jonathan Roper.
LIBRA GR1 .F55 no.325 no.1-95 (1910-1964), no.1-174
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LIBRA GR1 .F55 no.288
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LIBRA GR1 .F55 no.280
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Van Pelt Library GR1 .F55 v.328-v.330
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roper, Jonathan, 1969-
- Series:
- FF communications 0014-5815 ; no. 288.
- FF communications, 0014-5815 ; no. 288
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charms--England--History.
- Charms.
- Incantations--England--History.
- Incantations.
- English language--Rhyme--History.
- English language.
- English language--Rhyme.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 241 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Helsinki : Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, [2005]
- Contents:
- Initial issues
- Review of literature
- Old English
- Middle English
- Early modern and modern English
- The evidence of the database
- General purpose
- Precise functions
- Charm-types
- Folk names
- Oral or written
- Instructions
- Threshold numbers
- Texts
- Data on who knew the charms
- Birthdate
- Sex
- Occupation
- Data on the transmission of the charm
- Recording place
- Recording date
- Data on who recorded the charm
- The 'bibliographical' fields
- Typology
- Initial typology of Christian charms in England
- Introduction
- The charm-types
- Initial typology of non-Christian charms in England
- The charm types
- Transmission in the European context
- Towards the study of variation
- Variation within one person's performance of a single charm
- Repertoire analysis
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9514109678
- 9514109686
- OCLC:
- 63192427
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