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Item specifics

Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Pages
176
Publication Date
2021-03-04
Genre
Magic
ISBN
9780271089294
EAN
9780271089294
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, Psychology, History
Publication Name
Magic of Rogues : Necromancers in Early Tudor England
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), General, Magick Studies, Occultism
Publication Year
2021
Series
Magic in History Sourcebooks Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Sharon Hubbs Wright, Frank Klaassen
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271089296
ISBN-13
9780271089294
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050024335

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Magic of Rogues : Necromancers in Early Tudor England
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), General, Magick Studies, Occultism
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Author
Sharon Hubbs Wright, Frank Klaassen
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, Psychology, History
Series
Magic in History Sourcebooks Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-051782
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"With its innovative combination of magical texts and legal documents, this is an important research contribution and offers an excellent set of annotated sources for teaching not just about magic but also about power, belief, and ambition in Tudor England." --Jonathan Barry,author of Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789, "The Magic of Rogues undoubtedly enhances our understanding of early Tudor magic, reinforced by a general introduction to the nature of magic in the period and its relationship with the authorities."-Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present "With its innovative combination of magical texts and legal documents, this is an important research contribution and offers an excellent set of annotated sources for teaching not just about magic but also about power, belief, and ambition in Tudor England."-Jonathan Barry, author of Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789, "A worthwhile read for specialists and non-specialists alike, The Magic of Rogues utilizes its limited page count well to question and deconstruct myths surrounding magic use, magic practitioners, and their reception in the courts and public life of early Tudor England." --Lindsay Church Ceræ: An Australasian Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, " The Magic of Rogues undoubtedly enhances our understanding of early Tudor magic, reinforced by a general introduction to the nature of magic in the period and its relationship with the authorities." --Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present, "With its innovative combination of magical texts and legal documents, this is an important research contribution and offers an excellent set of annotated sources for teaching not just about magic but also about power, belief, and ambition in Tudor England." --Jonathan Barry, author of Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789, "This short scholarly study has two key virtues: it teases apart two muddled-up historiographies and unites two unnecessarily distanced ones. First, it clears a distinct space in the historical record for practitioners of magic, who as religious and legal deviants too often get absorbed into the academic discussion of witches and witch-trials. Secondly, it exploits the fact that 16th-century magical texts tell us little about the people who used them, while legal records of prosecution -- magic was first criminalised under the 1542 Witchcraft Act -- tell us a lot about the magicians but frustratingly little about the technicalities of their offences." --Malcolm Gaskill Fortean Times, " The Magic of Rogues undoubtedly enhances our understanding of early Tudor magic, reinforced by a general introduction to the nature of magic in the period and its relationship with the authorities." --Ronald Hutton,author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present, "Klaassen and Wright deftly lay bare the mechanics of both the prosecution and the practice of the most transgressive forms of magic on the eve of the Reformation. The Magic of Rogues will be essential reading for anyone interested in the social or legal history of supernatural belief in the early modern world." --Francis Young Journal of British Studies, "Klaassen and Wright deftly lay bare the mechanics of both the prosecution and the practice of the most transgressive forms of magic on the eve of the Reformation. The Magic of Rogues will be essential reading for anyone interested in the social or legal history of supernatural belief in the early modern world." --Francis Young, Journal of British Studies, "This book is a fascinating contribution to historical scholarship on European magic." --Patricia Sophie Mayer Religious Studies Review, " The Magic of Rogues undoubtedly enhances our understanding of early Tudor magic, reinforced by a general introduction to the nature of magic in the period and its relationship with the authorities." -Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present, "This short scholarly study has two key virtues: it teases apart two muddled-up historiographies and unites two unnecessarily distanced ones. First, it clears a distinct space in the historical record for practitioners of magic, who as religious and legal deviants too often get absorbed into the academic discussion of witches and witch-trials. Secondly, it exploits the fact that 16th-century magical texts tell us little about the people who used them, while legal records of prosecution -- magic was first criminalised under the 1542 Witchcraft Act -- tell us a lot about the magicians but frustratingly little about the technicalities of their offences." --Malcolm Gaskill, Fortean Times
Series Volume Number
4
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
133.43094209031
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements General Introduction Part 1: Magic and the Secular Authorities 1. William Neville and His Magicians: The Legal Documents 2. Power, Knowledge, and Influence: The Magic Texts Part 2: Magic and Ecclesiastical Authorities 3. The Fellowship of the Mixindale Hoard: The Legal Documents 4. Treasure Hunting: The Magic Texts Conclusion Bibliography Index
Synopsis
In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishop's Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic. Two decades later, William Neville and his magician were arrested by Thomas Cromwell for having engaged in a treasonous combination of magic practices and prophecy surrounding the death of William's older brother, Lord Latimer, and the king. In The Magic of Rogues , Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright present the legal documents about and open a window onto these fascinating investigations of magic practitioners in early Tudor England. Set side by side with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century texts that describe the sorts of magic those practitioners performed, these documents are translated, contextualized, and presented in language accessible to nonspecialist readers. Their analysis reveals how magicians and cunning folk operated in extended networks in which they exchanged knowledge, manuscripts, equipment, and even clients; foregrounds magicians' encounters with authority in ways that separate them from traditional narratives about witchcraft and witch trials; and suggests that the regulation and punishment of magic in the Tudor period were comparatively and perhaps surprisingly gentle. Incorporating the study of both intellectual and legal sources, The Magic of Rogues presents a well-rounded picture of illicit learned magic in early Tudor England. Engaging and accessible, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand the intersection of medieval legal history, religion, magic, esotericism, and Tudor history., In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishops Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic. Two decades later, William Neville and his magician were arrested by Thomas Cromwell for having engaged in a treasonous combination of magic practices and prophecy surrounding the death of Williams older brother, Lord Latimer, and the king. In The Magic of Rogues, Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright present the legal documents about and open a window onto these fascinating investigations of magic practitioners in early Tudor England. Set side by side with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century texts that describe the sorts of magic those practitioners performed, these documents are translated, contextualized, and presented in language accessible to nonspecialist readers. Their analysis reveals how magicians and cunning folk operated in extended networks in which they exchanged knowledge, manuscripts, equipment, and even clients; foregrounds magicians encounters with authority in ways that separate them from traditional narratives about witchcraft and witch trials; and suggests that the regulation and punishment of magic in the Tudor period were comparatively and perhaps surprisingly gentle. Incorporating the study of both intellectual and legal sources, The Magic of Rogues presents a well-rounded picture of illicit learned magic in early Tudor England. Engaging and accessible, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand the intersection of medieval legal history, religion, magic, esotericism, and Tudor history., In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishops Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic.
LC Classification Number
BF1622.E5K53 2021
Copyright Date
2021
ebay_catalog_id
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