Germanic Philology – Germanic Philology – Supplement 2

Charms and Magic Formulas in the Medieval Germanic Manuscript Tradition Charms and Magic Formulas in the Medieval Germanic Manuscript Tradition

Editorial Board / Editorial Board

Patrizia Lendinara (University of Palermo) – Editor-in-chief / Editor-in-chief
Alessandro Zironi (Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna) – President of AIFG / Chairman of AIFG
Maria Grazia Cammarota (University of Bergamo) – Councillor of AIFG / Councillor of AIFG
Rosella Tinaburri (University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale) – Councillor of AIFG / Councillor of AIFG

Scientific Committee / Scientific Committee

Concetta Giliberto (University of Palermo) – Coordinator / Coordinator
Rolf H. Bremmer Jr (Universiteit Leiden)
Carmela Rizzo (University of Palermo)
Verio Santoro (University of Salerno)
Loredana Teresi (University of Palermo)

TABLE OF CONTENTS / CONTENTS

Concetta Giliberto
Magic spells and rituals in medieval Germanic traditions: an introduction (pp. vii-xix)

Chiara Benati
Magical cryptography: the example of an unpublished 15th-century German love spell (pp. 1-20)

Laura Bruno
The Engelberg charm: a new interpretation (pp. 21-42)

Carla del Zotto
From lorica to helmet: aspects of religious syncretism in Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic protection spells (pp. 43-68)

Concetta Giliberto
Spells in Old English against a dweorg (pp. 69-100)

Maria Cristina Lombardi
The Colic leaf: an Icelandic charm and amulet (pp. 101-119)

Rosella Tinaburri
Se ðe ðas woruld gesceop: the image of the Christian God in the Anglo-Saxon Æcerbot (pp. 121-139)

Letizia Vezzosi
The Seven Sleepers: evolution of historiola contra insomniam in vox magica (pp. 141-171)

Indexes (pp. 173-188)

List of authors / List of contributors (pp. 189-190)

Previous volumes / Previous volumes (pp. 191-192)

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