Table of Contents

Introduction 1. For the Uninitiated 2. Magic, Manhood and Masculinity 3. Scrying and Subversion 4. Swords, Sex and Sacrifice 5. Fairies and Fantasy 8. Magic and Honour Conclusion

Promotional Information

In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. This book provides an analysis of early modern ceremonial magic from a gender perspective.

About the Author

Frances Timbers is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Victoria, Canada. She holds a PhD from University of Toronto.