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What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people, particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.

Book history --- Esoteric sciences --- Occultism --- Charms --- Charms in literature --- Magic in literature --- Occultisme --- Charmes --- Charmes en litérature --- Magie dans la litérature --- History. --- Dictionaries --- Histoire --- Dictionnaires anglais --- 133.4 --- Occulte werking. Magie. Toverij --- 133.4 Occulte werking. Magie. Toverij --- Charmes en litérature --- Magie dans la litérature --- Spells --- Demonology --- Magic --- Magical thinking --- Superstition --- Witchcraft --- Amulets --- Talismans --- History

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Bijgeloof --- Croyances populaires --- Folk beliefs --- Hermetic art and philosophy --- Magic --- Magical thinking --- Magie --- Magisch denken --- Mystical-magic thinking --- Necromancy --- Pensée magique --- Sorcery --- Spells --- Superstitie --- Superstities --- Superstition --- Superstitions --- Traditions --- Volksgeloof --- Religion and sociology --- Religion --- Witchcraft --- Sociologie religieuse --- Sorcellerie --- Comparative studies --- Anthropological aspects --- Social aspects --- Etudes comparatives --- Aspect anthropologique --- Aspect social --- Religion. --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- God --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Comparative studies. --- Anthropological aspects.

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This book offers an in-depth description and analysis of Chinese coin-like charms, which date back to the second century CE and which continued to be used until mid 20th century. This work is unique in that it provides an archaeological and analytical interpretation of the content of these metallic objects: inscriptive, pictorial or both. As the component chapters show, these coin-like objects represent a wealth of Chinese traditional folk beliefs, including but not limited to family values, social obligations and religious desires. The book presents a collection of contributed chapters, gathering a diverse range of perspectives and expertise from some of the world’s leading scholars in the fields of archaeology, religious studies, art history, language and museology. The background of the cover image is a page from Guang jin shi yun fu 廣金石韻府, a rhyming dictionary first published in the ninth year of the Kangxi Reign (1652 CE). The metal charm dates back to the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE), depicting two deities traditionally believed to possess the majic power of suppressing evil spirits. The stich-bound book in the foreground is a collection of seal impressions from the beginning of the 20th century. Its wooden press board is inscribed da ji xiang 大吉祥 by Fang Zhi-bin 方質彬 in the year of bing yin (1926 CE).

Charms --- Spells --- Demonology --- Magic --- Magical thinking --- Superstition --- Witchcraft --- Amulets --- Talismans --- Archaeology. --- Cultural heritage. --- China-History. --- Cultural Heritage. --- History of China. --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- China—History.

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This book redresses popular interpretations of concealed objects, enigmatically discovered within the fabric of post-medieval buildings. A wide variety of objects have been found up chimneybreasts, bricked up in walls, and concealed within recesses: old shoes, mummified cats, horse skulls, pierced hearts, to name only some. The most common approach to these finds is to apply a one-size-fits-all analysis and label them survivals and apotropaic (evil-averting) devices. This book reconsiders such interpretations, exploring the invention and reinvention of traditions regarding building magic. The title Building Magic therefore refers to more than practices that alter the fabric of buildings, but also to processes of building magic into our interpretations of the enigmatic material evidence and into our engagements with the buildings we inhabit and frequent.

Charms --- Ritual --- Protection magic --- History. --- Protection magick --- Magic --- Cult --- Cultus --- Liturgies --- Public worship --- Symbolism --- Worship --- Rites and ceremonies --- Ritualism --- Spells --- Demonology --- Magical thinking --- Superstition --- Witchcraft --- Amulets --- Talismans --- Social history. --- Civilization --- Great Britain --- Social History. --- Cultural History. --- History of Britain and Ireland. --- Cultural history --- Descriptive sociology --- Social conditions --- Social history --- History --- Sociology

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Art --- History of human medicine --- Ethiopia --- niet-westerse kunst --- geschiedenis --- geneeskunde --- Ethiopië --- Exhibitions --- Amulets --- Charms --- Christian art and symbolism --- Medicine and art --- Art and medicine --- Art and science --- Anatomy, Artistic --- Medical illustration --- Art, Christian --- Art, Ecclesiastical --- Arts in the church --- Christian symbolism --- Ecclesiastical art --- Symbolism and Christian art --- Religious art --- Symbolism --- Church decoration and ornament --- Spells --- Demonology --- Magic --- Magical thinking --- Superstition --- Witchcraft --- Talismans --- Archaeology --- Symbolism in art --- geneeskunde, medische wetenschappen --- Ethiopië.