What is it about?
This is the introduction to a Special Issue of Incantatio Journal (Issue 6, 2017) on Charms and Charming and focuses on the theme of tradition and innovation. It comprises a selection of papers presented at the 9th conference of the Charms, Charmers and Charming International Committee of the ISFNR held at University College Cork on 6-7 May, 2016.
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Why is it important?
This journal Special Issue is important in bringing together different perspectives and approaches to the study of charms and different kinds of magical practices in various parts of Europe. The theme examines these traditions (beliefs, customs, practices, rituals) and how they change and adapt to different ways of doing things and different ways of being in the modern world.
Perspectives
I am an academically trained folklorist so I find it interesting how customs and ideas/beliefs change over time, how people attribute meaning to things and why they hold particular customs or ways of doing things to be important and beneficial to their lives. I am particularly interested in the practice of magic, "folk magic" (how ordinary people practice magic in different contexts, as well as other aspects of the practice of charming (such as written texts of charms).
Dr Jenny Butler
University College Cork
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This page is a summary of: Introduction, Incantatio An International Journal on Charms Charmers and Charming, January 2017, Estonian Literary Museum of Scholarly Press,
DOI: 10.7592/incantatio2017_6_introduction.
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