Bathhouse at Midnight : Magic and Divination In Russia 1999 WF Ryan Pennsylvania

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Book Title
Bathhouse at Midnight : An Historical Survey of Magic and Divinat
ISBN
9780271019673
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271019670
ISBN-13
9780271019673
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1148852

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
512 Pages
Publication Name
Bathhouse at Midnight : an Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Magick Studies, Europe / General, Divination / General, Occultism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, History
Author
W. F. Ryan
Series
Magic in History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-028362
Dewey Edition
21
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Reviews
"All in all, Ryan's book is a marvelous contribution to Slavic studies. It is great fun to read as well." -Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, "The breath of its grasp, the depth of its treatment of specific subjects, and the good judgment and erudition Ryan displays throughout make it an essential reference book for Slavists and folklorists." --Linda Ivantis Folklorica, "William Ryan's ambitious volume attempts a comprehensive survey of manifestations of magic throughout Russian history. . . . The result is a veritable encyclopedia of magical phenomena and beliefs, drawn from an extensive range of sources, but particularly from medieval texts and ethnographic data collected in the nineteenth century. . . . Ryan's book is a tour de force. It is likely to remain the fundamental reference work on magic in Russia for generations to come." --Eve Levin Slavic Review, "The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief--whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European--or with Christian folk religion." --David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research, " The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms." --Jennifer B. Spock, The Historian, " The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief-whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European-or with Christian folk religion." -David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research, &"The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms.&" &-Jennifer B. Spock, The Historian, "William Ryan's ambitious volume attempts a comprehensive survey of manifestations of magic throughout Russian history. . . . The result is a veritable encyclopedia of magical phenomena and beliefs, drawn from an extensive range of sources, but particularly from medieval texts and ethnographic data collected in the nineteenth century. . . . Ryan's book is a tour de force. It is likely to remain the fundamental reference work on magic in Russia for generations to come." -Eve Levin, Slavic Review, &"All in all, Ryan&'s book is a marvelous contribution to Slavic studies. It is great fun to read as well.&" &-Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, " The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief--whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European--or with Christian folk religion." --David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research, &"William Ryan&'s ambitious volume attempts a comprehensive survey of manifestations of magic throughout Russian history. . . . The result is a veritable encyclopedia of magical phenomena and beliefs, drawn from an extensive range of sources, but particularly from medieval texts and ethnographic data collected in the nineteenth century. . . . Ryan&'s book is a tour de force. It is likely to remain the fundamental reference work on magic in Russia for generations to come.&" &-Eve Levin, Slavic Review, "All in all, Ryan's book is a marvelous contribution to Slavic studies. It is great fun to read as well." --Linda Ivantis Folklorica, &"The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief&-whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European&-or with Christian folk religion.&" &-David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research, "Ryan's master work now provides a thorough, well-documented survey of an extremely rich and fascinating area and constitutes an invitation to any serious student of magic and its practice to consider entering this previously uncharted territory." -Bruce McClelland, History of Religions, "The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief-whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European-or with Christian folk religion." -David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research, &"Ryan&'s master work now provides a thorough, well-documented survey of an extremely rich and fascinating area and constitutes an invitation to any serious student of magic and its practice to consider entering this previously uncharted territory.&" &-Bruce McClelland, History of Religions, " The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms." --Jennifer B. Spock The Historian, "The breath of its grasp, the depth of its treatment of specific subjects, and the good judgment and erudition Ryan displays throughout make it an essential reference book for Slavists and folklorists." -Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, "The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms." -Jennifer B. Spock, The Historian, "A work of encyclopedic proportions, The Bathhouse at Midnight is sure to be the standard reference on Russian magic for years to come. For being essentially a catalogue, the book reads very smoothly. . . . Thus, this book can be read from cover to cover or, with the detailed table of contents and the index, it can be used to look up a particular phenomenon or beliefs. It will make a fine textbook, and for mature scholars, this is not only a valuable reference tool, but piece of scholarship very much worth emulating." --Natalie Kononenko Russian Review, "Ryan's master work now provides a thorough, well-documented survey of an extremely rich and fascinating area and constitutes an invitation to any serious student of magic and its practice to consider entering this previously uncharted territory." --Bruce McClelland, History of Religions, " The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms." -Jennifer B. Spock, The Historian, "All in all, Ryan's book is a marvelous contribution to Slavic studies. It is great fun to read as well." --Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, "A work of encyclopedic proportions, The Bathhouse at Midnight is sure to be the standard reference on Russian magic for years to come. For being essentially a catalogue, the book reads very smoothly. . . . Thus, this book can be read from cover to cover or, with the detailed table of contents and the index, it can be used to look up a particular phenomenon or beliefs. It will make a fine textbook, and for mature scholars, this is not only a valuable reference tool, but piece of scholarship very much worth emulating." -Natalie Kononenko, Russian Review, "A work of encyclopedic proportions, The Bathhouse at Midnight is sure to be the standard reference on Russian magic for years to come. For being essentially a catalogue, the book reads very smoothly. . . . Thus, this book can be read from cover to cover or, with the detailed table of contents and the index, it can be used to look up a particular phenomenon or beliefs. It will make a fine textbook, and for mature scholars, this is not only a valuable reference tool, but piece of scholarship very much worth emulating." --Natalie Kononenko, Russian Review, "Ryan's master work now provides a thorough, well-documented survey of an extremely rich and fascinating area and constitutes an invitation to any serious student of magic and its practice to consider entering this previously uncharted territory." --Bruce McClelland History of Religions, "The breath of its grasp, the depth of its treatment of specific subjects, and the good judgment and erudition Ryan displays throughout make it an essential reference book for Slavists and folklorists." --Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, "William Ryan's ambitious volume attempts a comprehensive survey of manifestations of magic throughout Russian history. . . . The result is a veritable encyclopedia of magical phenomena and beliefs, drawn from an extensive range of sources, but particularly from medieval texts and ethnographic data collected in the nineteenth century. . . . Ryan's book is a tour de force. It is likely to remain the fundamental reference work on magic in Russia for generations to come." --Eve Levin, Slavic Review, "The Bathhouse at Midnight remains, nonetheless, an outstanding compilation of magic and its associated beliefs in Russia, as well as their relations to Western forms." --Jennifer B. Spock, The Historian, " The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief--whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European--or with Christian folk religion." --David E. Gay Journal of Folklore Research, &"The breath of its grasp, the depth of its treatment of specific subjects, and the good judgment and erudition Ryan displays throughout make it an essential reference book for Slavists and folklorists.&" &-Linda Ivantis, Folklorica, &"A work of encyclopedic proportions, The Bathhouse at Midnight is sure to be the standard reference on Russian magic for years to come. For being essentially a catalogue, the book reads very smoothly. . . . Thus, this book can be read from cover to cover or, with the detailed table of contents and the index, it can be used to look up a particular phenomenon or beliefs. It will make a fine textbook, and for mature scholars, this is not only a valuable reference tool, but piece of scholarship very much worth emulating.&" &-Natalie Kononenko, Russian Review
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
133.4/3/0947
Synopsis
The title of this book refers to the classic time and place for magic, witchcraft, and divination in Russia. The Bathhouse at Midnight , by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, surveys all forms of magic, both learned and popular, in Russia from the fifth to the eighteenth century. While no book on the subject could be exhaustive, The Bathhouse at Midnight does describe and assess all the literary sources of magic, witchcraft, astrology, alchemy, and divination from Kiev Rus and Imperial Russia, and to some extent Ukraine and Belorussia. Where possible, Ryan identifies the sources of the texts (usually Greek, Arabic, or West European) and makes parallels to other cultures, ranging from classical antiquity to Finnic. He finds that Russia shares most of its magic and divination with the rest of Europe. Subjects covered include the Evil Eye, the Number of the Beast, omens, dreams, talismans and amulets, plants, gemstones, and other materials thought to possess magic properties. The first chapter gives a historical overview, and the final chapter summarizes the political, religious, and legal aspects of the history of magic in Russia. The author also provides translations of some key texts. The Bathhouse at Midnight will be invaluable for anyone--student, teacher, or general reader--with an interest in Russia, magic, or the occult. It is unique in its field and is set to become the definitive study of Russian magic.
LC Classification Number
BF1584.R9R93 1999

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