The research of the folklore genre of charms became extremely dynamic around the turn of the millennium. A number of academic disciplines allied themselves to explore manuscripts healing texts and oth
This is the first of three volumes based on the topics of the interdisciplinary conference held in Budapest on demons, spirits and witches. Historians, ethnologists and folklorists from four continent
Taking a distinct eastern and central European approach, the contributors of these 15 essays and round-table discussions continue their examination of unresolved themes in witchcraft, including the ex
The second of three volumes presenting revised versions of papers delivered to the Demons, Spirits, and Witches conference in Budapest in 1999 contains 17 essays focusing on how such figures appear in
