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'Charms', Liturgies, and Secret Rites in Early Medieval EnglandAuthor(s): Ciaran Arthur\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783273133, 978-1783273133\nSynopsis\nA re-evaluation of the mysterious \""charms\"" found in Anglo-Saxon literature, arguing for their place in mainstream Christian rites.\n\nSince its inception in the nineteenth century, the genre of Anglo-Saxon charms has drawn the attention of many scholars and appealed to enthusiasts of magic, paganism, and popular religion. Their Christian nature has been widely acknowledged in recent years, but their position within mainstream liturgical traditions has not yet been fully recognised. In this book, Ciaran Arthur undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of the genre to better understand how early English ecclesiastics perceived these rituals and why they included them in manuscripts were written in high-status minsters. Evidence from the entire corpus o.