| Inscribed Power: Amulets and Magic in Early Spanish Literature In Inscribed Power , Ryan D. Giles explores the function of amuletic prayers, divine names, and incantation formulas that were inscribed and printed on parchment, paper and other media, and at the same time inserted into classic literary works in Spain. Giles Ryan D. : Ryan D. Giles is an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University, Bloomington. |