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Magic in Britain : A History of Medieval and Earlier Practices by Robin Melrose is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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<p> Magic, both benevolent (white) and malign (black), has been practiced in the British Isles since at least the Iron Age (800 BCE-CE 43). "Curse tablets"--metal plates inscribed with curses intended to harm specific people--date from the Roman Empire. The Anglo-Saxons who settled in England in the fifth and sixth centuries used ritual curses in documents, and wrote spells and charms.</p><p> When they became Christians in the seventh century, the new "magicians" were saints, who performed mirac
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- Author
- Robin Melrose
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781476674001
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Psychology, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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