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Runes and Magic: Magical Formulaic Elements in the Older Runic Tradition (American University Studies) - Hardcover
From the beginnings of the scientific study of runes, questions concerning their magical nature have been raised. In this book Stephen Flowers puts this question in the context of current theories of magic for the first time. He approaches problems of runes and their connection to magical thinking from a structural standpoint based on linguistic models of communication. Certain formulas are isolated and analysed as to the possible ways in which they could be considered «magical» within the context of general conceptions of magic in archaic Germanic culture. Flowers'analysis of the runic evidence from the perspective of current theories of magic and the history of writing systems brings us a good measure closer to a comprehensive answer to the riddle of the runes.
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- PublisherPeter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0820403334
- ISBN 13 9780820403335
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages457
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Runes and Magic: Magical Formulaic Elements in the Older Runic Tradition (American United Studies, Series I : Germanic Languages and Literature, Vol)
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ISBN 10: 0820403334
ISBN 13: 9780820403335
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Book Description Condition: Good. Good++; Hardcover; Covers are clean and glossy with a few light scratches; Unblemished textblock edges; Light pencil markings to about 20, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Green & white covers with title in black lettering; 1987, Peter Lang Publishing; 457 pages; "Runes and Magic: Magical Formulaic Elements in the Older Runic Tradition (American United Studies, Series I : Germanic Languages and Literature, Vol)," by Stephen E. Flowers. Seller Inventory # SKU-578AN03908211
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