Inscribed Power

Ryan D. Giles is an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University, Bloomington.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Literary AmuletsChapter One Amuletic ManuscriptsChapter Two Naming God Chapter Three Amuletic VoicesChapter Four The Bawd’s Amulet Chapter Five Outlaw Prayers Postscript Amuletic AfterlivesWorks Cited

"[Inscribed Power] is, in fine, a work of vast scope and of dense but well-informed and authoritative presentations of the several ramifications of its titular theme. It contributes significantly new readings of the medieval and early modern Spanish works discussed and breaks fresh scholarly ground in doing so." - Joseph T. Snow, Michigan State University (BSS, xcv 2018) "Inscribed Power [is] a valuable contribution both to the study of Spanish literature and to our knowledge of magic in the Iberian Peninsula." - Don C. Skemer, Princeton University (Speculum, vol 94 1, Jan 2019)