Magic and masculinity : ritual magic and gender in the early modern era

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Magic and masculinity : ritual magic and gender in the early modern era

Frances Timbers

Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-213) and index

"Paperback edition first published 2020"--T.p. verso

"First published in Great Britain 2014 by I.B. Tauris & Co."--T.p.verso

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内容説明

In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. The majority of male magicians acted from a position of control and command commensurate with their social position in a patriarchal society; other men, however, used the notion of magic to subvert gender ideals while still aiming to attain hegemony. Whilst women who claimed to perform magic were usually more submissive in their attempted dealings with the spirit world, some female practitioners employed magic to undermine the patriarchal culture and further their own agenda. Using unpublished diaries and journals, literature and legal records, Frances Timbers studies the practice of ritual magic in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries focusing especially on gender and sexual perspectives. Based on numerous case studies and using the examples of well-known individuals, including John Dee, Simon Forman and William Lilly, this book provides a unique analysis of early modern ceremonial magic from a gender perspective.

目次

Introduction 1. For the Uninitiated 2. Magic, Manhood and Masculinity 3. Scrying and Subversion 4. Swords, Sex and Sacrifice 5. Fairies and Fantasy 8. Magic and Honour Conclusion

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