Magic in Britain: A History of Medieval and Earlier Practices

by Robin Melrose

Magic, both benevolent (white) and malign (black), has been practiced in the British Isles since at least the Iron Age (800 BCE-CE 43). "Curse tablets"--metal plates inscribed with curses intended to harm specific people--date from the Roman Empire. The Anglo-Saxons who settled in England in the fifth and sixth centuries used ritual curses in documents, and wrote spells and charms.

When they became Christians in the seventh century, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476674000
• ISBN13: 9781476674001
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher