{"product_id":"magic-in-britain-robin-melrose-9781476674001","title":"Magic in Britain: A History of Medieval and Earlier Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003e Magic, both benevolent (white) and malign (black), has been practiced in the British Isles since at least the Iron Age (800 BCE-CE 43). \"Curse tablets\"--metal plates inscribed with curses intended to harm specific people--date from the Roman Empire. The Anglo-Saxons who settled in England in the fifth and sixth centuries used ritual curses in documents, and wrote spells and charms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When they became Christians in the seventh century, the new \"magicians\" were saints, who performed miracles. When William of Normandy became king in 1066, there was a resurgence of belief in magic. The Church was able to quell the fear of magicians, but the Reformation saw its revival, with numerous witchcraft trials in the late 16th and 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Melrose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476674000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476674001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Robin Melrose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065859830015,"sku":"9781476674001","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46b59129-6c5c-428f-b22f-760ba0f9a0d9.jpg?v=1685403918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magic-in-britain-robin-melrose-9781476674001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}