{"product_id":"everyday-magicians-legal-records-and-magic-manuscripts-from-tudor-england-paperback","title":"Everyday Magicians: Legal Records and Magic Manuscripts from Tudor England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Hubbs Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Klaassen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the women and men who practiced magic in Tudor England were not hanged or burned as witches, despite being active members of their communities. These everyday magicians responded to common human problems such as the vagaries of money, love, property, and influence, and they were essential to the smooth functioning of English society. This illuminating book tells their stories through the legal texts in which they are named and the magic books that record their practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn legal terms, their magic fell into the category of sin or petty crime, the sort that appeared in the lower courts and most often in church courts. Despite their relatively lowly status, scripts for the sorts of magic they practiced were recorded in contemporary manuscripts. Juxtaposing and contextualizing the legal and magic manuscript records creates an unusually rich field to explore the social aspects of magic practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpertly constructed for both classroom use and independent study, this book presents in modern English the legal documents and magic texts relevant to ordinary forms of magic practiced in Tudor England. These are accompanied by scholarly introductions with original perspectives on the subjects. Topics covered include: the London cunning man Robert Allen; magic to identify thieves; love magic; magic for hunting, fishing and gambling, and magic for healing and protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSharon Hubbs Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at St. Thomas More College and Director of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She is the coauthor, along with Frank Klaassen, of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Penn State University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Klaassen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Sakatchewan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Magic in Elizabethan England: Two Early Modern Vernacular Books of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Penn State University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.53 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53332165132595,"sku":"9780271093932","price":48.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OGt5MFZTekVvMm9EVkdsR3owWjZJZz09.webp?v=1778230405","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/everyday-magicians-legal-records-and-magic-manuscripts-from-tudor-england-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}