Research Catalog
A supernatural war : magic, divination, and faith during the First World War
- Title
- A supernatural war : magic, divination, and faith during the First World War / Owen Davies.
- Author
- Davies, Owen, 1969-
- Publication
- Oxford, OX : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 19-905 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 284 pages : illustrations (black and white); 23 cm
- Summary
- It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of 'superstitious' beliefs and practices. Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums due to concerns over their effect on public morale. Out on the battlefields, soldiers of all nations sought to protect themselves through magical and religious rituals, and, on the home front, people sought out psychics and occult practitioners for news of the fate of their distant loved ones or communication with their spirits. Even away from concerns about the war, suspected witches continued to be abused and people continued to resort to magic and magical practitioners for personal protection, love, and success.
- Subjects
- Contents
- A war full of wonder -- Phophetic times -- Visions, spirits and psychics -- Telling fortunes, telling tales -- Battlefield luck -- Trench faith and protection -- Aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFD 19-905
- ISBN
- 019879455X
- 9780198794554
- LCCN
- 2018943452
- OCLC
- 1022082619
- Author
- Davies, Owen, 1969- author.
- Title
- A supernatural war : magic, divination, and faith during the First World War / Owen Davies.
- Publisher
- Oxford, OX : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Chronological Term
- 1914-1918
- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-905