Francesca Matteoni
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433742 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca Matteoni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca |
| FAMILY NAME | Matteoni |
| SIGNATURE | MATTEONI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hertfordshire |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Executing Magic in the Modern Era
This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been recorded back into antiquity. The lacerated bodies of Roman gladiators were used as a source of curative blood, for instance. In early modern Europe,…
The criminal corpse in pieces
For criminals the moment of death marked the beginning of a new social existence, in which their former identities disappeared in the magico-medical employments of their bodies. Blood, fat and bones were sought for by people as effective medicines or as protective charms. This paper aims to look at the survival of such traditions in nineteenth-century western Europe, discussing how a blend of learned notions and folk-beliefs nurtured the view of …
A virtue beyond all medicine’
From the eighteenth century through to the abolition of public executions in England in 1868, the touch of a freshly hanged man's hand was sought after to cure a variety of swellings, wens in particular. While the healing properties of corpse hands in general were acknowledged and experimented with in early modern medicine, the gallows cure achieved prominence during the second half of the eighteenth century. What was it about the hanged man's ha…
Marks of an Absolute Witch
Marks of an Absolute Witch: Evidentiary Dilemmas in Early Modern England. By Orna Alyagon Darr." Cultural and Social History, 11(2), pp. 309–310
Tales of Magic, Tales in Print. On the Genealogy of Fairy Tales and the Brothers Grimm
The Visions of Isobel Gowdie. Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-century Scotland
The Visions of Isobel Gowdie. Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-century Scotland." Folklore, 124(1), pp. 111–112
Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires
Journal Article Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians Get access Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians, London; New York: Routledge, 2011. Pp. 374. £24.99. ISBN 978 0415 674 171. Francesca Matteoni Francesca Matteoni University of Hertfordshire [email protected] Search for other works by t…
The Jew, the Blood and the Body in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
The reality of the blood libel legend and accusations of ritual murder against Jews in medieval and early modern times has been widely discredited by scholars. They demonstrate instead the processes by which the exclusion of a perceived ethnical and religious enemy strengthened the communal identity of European society at that time. The aim of this paper is to look at the alleged bodily evidence of the libel—the blood—and at the controversial way…
Executing Magic in the Modern Era
This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been recorded back into antiquity. The lacerated bodies of Roman gladiators were used as a source of curative blood, for instance. In early modern Europe,…
The Jew, the Blood and the Body in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
The reality of the blood libel legend and accusations of ritual murder against Jews in medieval and early modern times has been widely discredited by scholars. They demonstrate instead the processes by which the exclusion of a perceived ethnical and religious enemy strengthened the communal identity of European society at that time. The aim of this paper is to look at the alleged bodily evidence of the libel—the blood—and at the controversial way…
A virtue beyond all medicine’
From the eighteenth century through to the abolition of public executions in England in 1868, the touch of a freshly hanged man's hand was sought after to cure a variety of swellings, wens in particular. While the healing properties of corpse hands in general were acknowledged and experimented with in early modern medicine, the gallows cure achieved prominence during the second half of the eighteenth century. What was it about the hanged man's ha…
Tales of Magic, Tales in Print. On the Genealogy of Fairy Tales and the Brothers Grimm
The Jew, the Blood and the Body in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
The reality of the blood libel legend and accusations of ritual murder against Jews in medieval and early modern times has been widely discredited by scholars. They demonstrate instead the processes by which the exclusion of a perceived ethnical and religious enemy strengthened the communal identity of European society at that time. The aim of this paper is to look at the alleged bodily evidence of the libel—the blood—and at the controversial way…
Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires
Journal Article Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians Get access Richard Sugg, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians, London; New York: Routledge, 2011. Pp. 374. £24.99. ISBN 978 0415 674 171. Francesca Matteoni Francesca Matteoni University of Hertfordshire [email protected] Search for other works by t…
Tales of Magic, Tales in Print. On the Genealogy of Fairy Tales and the Brothers Grimm
The Visions of Isobel Gowdie. Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-century Scotland
The Visions of Isobel Gowdie. Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-century Scotland." Folklore, 124(1), pp. 111–112
Marks of an Absolute Witch
Marks of an Absolute Witch: Evidentiary Dilemmas in Early Modern England. By Orna Alyagon Darr." Cultural and Social History, 11(2), pp. 309–310
A virtue beyond all medicine’
From the eighteenth century through to the abolition of public executions in England in 1868, the touch of a freshly hanged man's hand was sought after to cure a variety of swellings, wens in particular. While the healing properties of corpse hands in general were acknowledged and experimented with in early modern medicine, the gallows cure achieved prominence during the second half of the eighteenth century. What was it about the hanged man's ha…
The criminal corpse in pieces
For criminals the moment of death marked the beginning of a new social existence, in which their former identities disappeared in the magico-medical employments of their bodies. Blood, fat and bones were sought for by people as effective medicines or as protective charms. This paper aims to look at the survival of such traditions in nineteenth-century western Europe, discussing how a blend of learned notions and folk-beliefs nurtured the view of …
Executing Magic in the Modern Era
This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been recorded back into antiquity. The lacerated bodies of Roman gladiators were used as a source of curative blood, for instance. In early modern Europe,…
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