How To Do Celtic Magic

About this episode

The episode explores how magic was integrated into daily life in the medieval Celtic world.

What's the best cure for a hangover? What's the most effective way to curse your enemies? How do you keep demonic powers at bay? The medieval Celtic world was filled with magic which became absorbed and restructured within a Christian worldview, as saints, prayers, and sacred objects replaced earlier supernatural beings, incantations, charms and talismans.  Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Brigid Ehrmantraut to find out how people in the medieval Celtic world coherently integrated magic into their daily lives.  MORE Lizard Shampoo, Potions and Remedies Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Prophecies of Merlin Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producers are Joseph Knight and Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Eleanor Janega

Guest: Dr. Brigid Ehrmantraut

Topics covered

• Celtic magic
• medieval world
• Christian worldview
• supernatural beings
• daily life
• incantations
• charms

Keywords

• Celtic magic
• hangover cure
• cursing enemies
• demonic powers
• Christianity
• incantations
• charms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, Epidemic Sounds

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