Inscribed Power: Amulets and Magic in Early Spanish Literature (Toronto Iberic) - Hardcover

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Giles, Ryan D.

 
9781442646070: Inscribed Power: Amulets and Magic in Early Spanish Literature (Toronto Iberic)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1442646071 ISBN 13: 9781442646070
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2017

Synopsis

In Inscribed Power, Ryan D. Giles explores the function of amuletic prayers, divine names, and incantation formulas that were inscribed and printed on parchment, paper and other media, and at the same time inserted into classic literary works in Spain. Giles’ insightful analysis of the intersection between amulets and literary texts offers fresh and original interpretations of well-known texts such as the Poema de mío Cid, the Libro de Alexandre, the Libro de buen amor, Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, and the Buscón. Inscribed Power is a fascinating work that highlights specific amuletic texts that were used to heal, protect, or otherwise provide a blessing or curse to discover how their powers could influence fictional lives at different moments in the development of Spanish literature.

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About the Author

Ryan D. Giles is an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University, Bloomington.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442646071
ISBN 13 
9781442646070
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
328