‘Take and Write These Words in Butter’: Reading and Writing Healing Words in Medieval England

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Dr Katherine Hindley - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (http://research.ntu.edu.sg/expertise/academicprofile/Pages/StaffProfile.aspx?ST_EMAILID=KHINDLEY&CategoryDescription=literature) Abstract In medieval England, written words were expected to physically change the world. Written charms could heal disease or protect people from […]