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245 10 a| Magic tales and fairy tale magich| [electronic resource] :b| from Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance /c| Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Research Professor, Stony Brook University, USA.;

260 a| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2014.;

300 a| vii, 208 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

490 0 a| Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.;

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520 a| "This book details magic's generally maleficent effect on human beings from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. Bottigheimer shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Scores of forgotten or little known tales are re-told, allowing readers to form their own conclusions along with the author's analyses. "--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Magic tales and fairy tale magic from Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance / Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Research Professor, Stony Brook University, USA.

Author/creator	Bottigheimer, Ruth B.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Description	vii, 208 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Springer Books
Subjects	Fairy tales--History and criticism. Magic in literature.

Series	Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Contents	Machine generated contents note: -- 1.Tales, Magic, and Fairy Tales 2.Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Magic Tales3.Jewish Magic Tales 4.Magic Tales in Medieval Christian Europe 5.Magic Tales in the Muslim Middle Ages6.Magic at Court and on the Piazza 7.Problematics of Magic on the Threshold of Fairy Tale Magic8.The Evolution of Fairy Tale Magic from Straparola and Basile to Perrault9.Afterword.
Abstract	"This book details magic's generally maleficent effect on human beings from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. Bottigheimer shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Scores of forgotten or little known tales are re-told, allowing readers to form their own conclusions along with the author's analyses. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014019519
ISBN	9781137380876 (hardback)

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