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UNINA9910511721803321 |
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Autore |
Timbers Frances |
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Titolo |
Magic and masculinity : ritual magic and gender in the early modern era / / by Frances Timbers |
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London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-7556-2143-3 |
0-85773-588-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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International Library of Historical Studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Magic - England - History - 16th century |
Magic - England - History - 17th century |
Ritual - England - History - 16th century |
Ritual - England - History - 17th century |
British & Irish history |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Chapter 1. For the 'Uninitiated' -- Chapter 2. Magical Masculinities -- Chapter 3. Fraternity and Freemasons -- Chapter 4. Scrying and Subversion: John Dee and Edward Kelley -- Chapter 5. John Pordage and Passivity -- Chapter 6. Swords, Satan and Sex -- Chapter 7. Fairies and Female Magicians -- Chapter 8. Magical Metaphors: Mary Parish and Goodwin Wharton -- Chapter 9. Magic and Honour -- Conclusion: Boundaries and Intersections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. The majority of male magicians acted from a position of control and command commensurate with their social position in a patriarchal society; other men, however, used the notion of magic to subvert gender ideals while still aiming to attain hegemony. Whilst women who claimed to perform magic were usually more submissive in their attempted dealings with the spirit world, some female practitioners employed magic to |
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