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Chapter 5 - Magic and the Elite

from Part II - Service Magic among the Social Elite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2023

Tabitha Stanmore
Tabitha Stanmore
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University of Exeter
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Chapter 5 is structured according to the uses for which noble clients commissioned magic. The range of uses is broader than the five identified for other social classes and they have therefore been grouped under three wider ambitions: political or social advancement; money; and practicalities. By structuring the discussion in this way we are able to interrogate the motivations behind the upper classes’ use of magic, and investigate the role it played in elite culture. The conclusion of this discussion is that the few aristocratic magic cases that survive are indicative of a wider culture of use

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nobilityroyaltyaristocracypoliticstreasonmagicsorceryritual magicastrology
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Love Spells and Lost Treasure
Service Magic in England from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Era
 , pp. 177 - 223
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Magic and the Elite
  • Tabitha Stanmore, University of Exeter
  • Book: Love Spells and Lost Treasure
  • Online publication: 06 January 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009286695.008
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  • Magic and the Elite
  • Tabitha Stanmore, University of Exeter
  • Book: Love Spells and Lost Treasure
  • Online publication: 06 January 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009286695.008
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  • Magic and the Elite
  • Tabitha Stanmore, University of Exeter
  • Book: Love Spells and Lost Treasure
  • Online publication: 06 January 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009286695.008
Available formats
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