Table of Contents
Acknowledgements List of Illustrations
Introduction: Magic, Glamour, Curses Amy Wygant
PART I: MAGIC AND GOD
Chapter 1. Magic and the Millennium David S. Katz
Chapter 2. Showman or Shaman? The Acts of a Biblical Prophet Mark Brummitt
Chapter 3. Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in the Greco-Roman World John G. Gager
Chapter 4. Magic, Healing and Early Christianity: Consumption and Competition Justin Meggitt
PART II: MAGIC, CULTURE, SCIENCE
Chapter 5. All the Devils: Port-Royal and Pedagogy in Seventeenth-Century France Nicholas Hammond
Chapter 6. The Magic of French Culture: Transforming "Savages" into French Catholics in Seventeenth-Century France Sara E. Melzer
Chapter 7. A Magus of the North? Professor John Ferguson and his Library David Weston
Chapter 8. The Golden Fleece and Harry Potter Amy Wygant
Chapter 9. Cowboys and Magicians: Buffalo Bill, Houdini and Real Magic Ronald G. Walters
Chapter 10. The Search for a New Dimension: Surrealism and Magic Alyce Mahon
Notes on Contributors Index