{"product_id":"9781349691319","title":"Medicine, Magic and Art in Early Modern Norway: Conceptualizing Knowledge","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMedicine, Magic and Art in Early Modern Norway: Conceptualizing Knowledge\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOhrvik, Ane\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book addresses magical ideas and practices in early modern Norway. It examines a large corpus of Norwegian manuscripts from 1650-1850 commonly called \u003ci\u003eBlack Books\u003c\/i\u003e which contained a mixture of recipes on medicine, magic, and art.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAne Ohrvik assesses the \u003ci\u003eBlack Books\u003c\/i\u003e from the vantage point of those who wrote the manuscripts and thus offers an original study of how early modern magical practitioners presented their ideas and saw their practices. The book show how the writers viewed magic and medicine both as practical and sacred art and as knowledge worth protecting through encoding the text. The study of the \u003ci\u003eBlack Books\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how ordinary people in Norway conceptualized magic as valuable and useful knowledge worth of collecting and saving despite the ongoing witchcraft prosecutions targeting the very same ideas and practices as the books promoted. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMedicine, Magic and Art in Early Modern Norway\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for those looking to advance their studies in magical beliefs and practices in early modern Europe as well as those interested in witchcraft studies, book history, and the history of knowledge.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-11-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349691319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-46742-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 302.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752425681036,"sku":"9781349691319","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349691319.jpg?v=1762353977","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349691319","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}