Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History by Dillinger, J.

Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230000049)

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Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History by Dillinger, J.

Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History

$139.99
Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History by Dillinger, J.

Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History

$139.99
Format: Hardcover
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The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, revealing a magical universe of treasure spirits, and wizards who tried to deal with them. Combining history and anthropology, this study sees treasure hunting as an expression of shifting economic mentalities and changing ideas about history.

Author: J. Dillinger
ISBN-10: 0230000045
ISBN-13: 9780230000049
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2011
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d
By J. Dillinger
By J. Dillinger
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JOHANNES DILLINGER Teaches Early Modern History at the Universities of Mainz, Germany, and Oxford Brookes, UK. He has published extensively on the history of the estates, peasant culture and magic. His work won him a number of prestigious awards and scholarships, among others the Heisenberg Scholarship for outstanding researchers and the Spee Award for major contributions to the history of witchcraft.

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