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Historiola: The Power of Narrative Charms by Carl Nordblom: New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2021-10-14
- Pages
- 94
- ISBN
- 1914166051
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hadean Press
ISBN-10
1914166051
ISBN-13
9781914166051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3057287943
Product Key Features
Book Title
Historiola : the Power of Narrative Charms
Number of Pages
94 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Scandinavia, Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Herrerias, David, Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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"Lucid, scholarly and practical, it was a joy to read and I wholeheartedly recommend it." -- David Rankine, author of The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet and more.
Synopsis
In the beginning was the word, and for as long as there has been language, there has been power within the use of words. Incantations and spoken charms apply nuance, narrative, rhyme, and cadence to achieve magical effects, commonly divided into healing, hexing, and procuring. Modern academic scholarship, focusing on their historical relevance, refers to magical narrative charms as historiolae, which are explored here within numerous cultures of antiquity including Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, and Indian through to Norse and Christian examples. The author's native Scandinavian tradition of troll formulae uses short narratives with a powerful protagonist (such as Jesus, saints, Mary, three maidens, mythical figures) performing the required action to heal, or hex. The narrative recounts a series of events, which the speaker through sympathetic magic manifests into action through the power of the protagonist and their actions. The story-telling aspect of the charms also provides a visual component to the charm, activating the power of imagination in both speaker and (if appropriate) recipient. Through his exploration of the components of historiolae and associated ritual components, Carl Nordblom lucidly and concisely demonstrates the practice of narrative charms, equipping the reader with everything needed to incorporate or enhance their use in personal practice. And the word was with magic, and the word was magic., Through his exploration of historiolae, Carl Nordblom reveals the history and use of narrative charms.
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