Work

Chugg’s Charms: Authenticity, Typicality, and Sources

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This contribution describes the collection and contents of a set of charms from early twentieth century Devon, and takes that as a stepping stone toward questions about the reliability of the orally-collected data many charms scholars rely on.

Source: Incantatio An International Journal on Charms Charmers and Charming

DOI: 10.7592/incantatio2024_12_roper

Author: Jonathan Roper

Institution: University of Tartu

Language: English

Topic: Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Eesti Teadusagentuur

Award: Vernacular Interpretations of the Incomprehensible: Folkloristic Perspectives Towards Uncertainty