Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages

by Stephen A. Mitchell

Book Overview

Stephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be able--and who in some instances thought themselves able--to manipulate the world around them through magical practices, and on the responses to these beliefs in the legal, literary, and popular cultures of the Nordic Middle Ages. His sources range from the Icelandic sagas to cultural monuments much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812222555
• ISBN13: 9780812222555
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"