Glamorous Sorcery : Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages ISBN: 9780816691418 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Minnesota Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Literature; Language/ Linguistics;
Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status.