{"product_id":"cyprianus-simone-kotva-9781915933744","title":"Cyprianus: St. Cyprian and the Black Book in Scandinavian Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCyprianus\u003c\/em\u003e is the name of an infamous grimoire in Scandinavian folk magic and a byword for sorcery. In recent years, dozens of \u003cem\u003eCyprianus\u003c\/em\u003e books have been translated into English, revealing a rich array of folk-magical operations similar to those found in the Iberian Cyprian tradition. Missing from this emergent literature, however, is the place of folklore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCyprianus: St. Cyprian and the Black Book in Scandinavian Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e provides a translation of Danish legends relating to the \u003cem\u003eCyprianus\u003c\/em\u003e, originally collected in the second half of the nineteenth century by the folklorist Evald Tang Kristensen. Most of these legends refer to the \u003cem\u003eCyprianus\u003c\/em\u003e as a book - its powers, familiar spirits and those persons bold (and sometimes foolish) enough to read from its pages - while others recount the exploits of its eponymous author, a mysterious figure who, in Scandinavian lore, takes on different guises and genders. Still others reveal methods for outsmarting the Devil or banishing him entirely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these legends offer a perspective on the \u003cem\u003eCyprianus\u003c\/em\u003e that helps contemporary readers understand the cultural and folk-magical context of this fabled grimoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone Kotva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915933749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915933744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hadean Press Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.34d","brand":"Simone Kotva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612039790847,"sku":"9781915933744","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aacbd904-8112-4d70-9e0b-50f7f99a1c65.jpg?v=1764517770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cyprianus-simone-kotva-9781915933744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}