Ep. 122—Art of the Grimoire
October 25, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Professor Owen Davies about his new book, Art of the Grimoire, a beautifully illustrated global history of magic… READ MORE
Tag: folklore
Books of Magic, Spells, Charms, and Incantations
October 10, 2023
Owen Davies — The contents of magic texts represent much more than magic itself. Their little-studied artistic qualities reveal unique traditions of illustration, design, and imagination. Text and image were often… READ MORE
Little Red Riding Hood
January 19, 2021
Alberto Manguel— There are characters whose name reveals their skin color (Snow White), their ability (Spiderman), their size (Thumbelina). Others, their dress. A short blood-colored cape defines the adventurous girl… READ MORE
Witch Villages and Cursing Wells
January 6, 2021
Thomas Waters— Witchcraft differed from one region to the next, but it also varied over much shorter distances. Certain desolate, inhospitable or generally ominous locations were known as the favoured… READ MORE
The (Mis)Fortune of “Coga the Sheep”
October 30, 2020
Nick Groom— William Harvey’s understanding united conventional classical models with new post-Paracelsian thinking, investigating blood through physical observation and examination, rather than by deferring to ancient authorities. Following Harvey’s groundbreaking… READ MORE
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