AAAKKK, sorry about recommending the Hayes book before checking to read Daniel's response (below).  Apologies.



Best,

Sabina



Sabina Magliocco

Professor

Department of Anthropology

California State University - Northridge

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Katherine,



I don’t know how far you want to branch out in terms of time for your analysis folklore, but you might try these:



Hayes, Kevin J. Folklore and Book Culture. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997.



Devlin, Judith. The Superstitious Mind:  French Peasants and the Supernatural in the Nineteenth Century. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976.



Davies, Owen. Popular Magic : Cunning Folk in English History. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2007.  (also published as Cunning-Folk)



Ellis, Bill. Lucifer Ascending:  The Occult in Folklore and Popular Culture. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2004.



Harms, Dan. “The Role of Grimoires in the Conjure Tradition.” Journal for Academic Study of Magic, no. 5 (April 2009): 41–69.



Johnson, Thomas K. “Tidebast Och Vändelrot : Magical Representations in the Swedish Black Art Book Tradition,” 2010.



Sincerely,



Dan Harms

Reference and Instruction Librarian

SUNY Cortland Memorial Library

P. O. Box 2000

Cortland, NY 13045

(607) 753-4042



From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katherine Hindley

Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 5:37 PM

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Dear all,

I wonder if any of you might be able to help me?  I'm a PhD student currently in the process of writing a prospectus for my dissertation, which will deal with the ways in which text was used for protection and healing in medieval England.  I'm particularly interested in texts being used in ways that didn't require them to be read.

And so my question: might any of you be able to recommend any books or articles which deal with the relationship between magic and literacy?  I'd love to find something discussing how forms of magic change (or don't change) as societies become more literate, but any relevant reading would be much appreciated.

Best wishes, and thank you in advance for your help,

Katherine