Document Type
Contribution to Book
Source Publication
Männlichkeiten in der Frühmoderne: Körper, Gesundheit und Krankheit (1500-1850)
Link to Published Version
https://www.steiner-verlag.de/titel/61903.html
Publication Date
2020
Editor
Martin Dinges, Pierre Pfütsch
Publisher
Franz Steiner Verlag
City
Stuttgart
Volume
76
ISBN
9783515126465
First Page
379
Last Page
401
Department
History
Description
This essay is part of a larger project examining martial magic – that is, masculine spells aimed at enlisting supernatural powers to become better fighters – as it was practiced by men in Germany between about 1500 and 1900. Here the focus is specifically on men who attempted to make themselves invulnerable using martial spells and blessings. Like many early modern magical practices, martial magic had religious overtones and often involved the abuse of sacred objects; at the same time, it drew heavily on ideas from the field of medicine.
Recommended Citation
Tlusty, B. Ann, ""Festmachen": Männliche Zauberpraktiken als Präventivmedicin" (2020). Faculty Contributions to Books. 219.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_books/219
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