[Discussion] 'Charms, Charmers and Charming'

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*'Charms, Charmers and Charming' Conference, London UK, 23-24 September
2005*

	

	

	

	

Charms, Charmers and Charming

A two-day international conference
23rd-24th September, 2005,
at the Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London
organised by the Folklore Society

Papers are sought on any topic within the field of charms studies,
especially international charm parallels, charmers' books and charmers'
repertoires, the transmission and memorisation of charms, variation in
charm texts and its motivation, the performance details of charming,
charms as an expression of vernacular Christianity, the 'life history'
of particular charm-types, and (re)assessments of the classics of charms
scholarship.

The conference follows on from a joint Warburg/Folklore Society event in
January 2003, Charms and Charming in Northern Europe. Papers should be
20-25 minutes in length, and while the working language of the
conference language will be English, there is no geographical limitation
to the subject matter of the papers.

There is no conference fee for speakers, but participants are advised
that they are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

	Jonathan Roper, Natcect, 9 Shearwood Road,
University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD, S10 2TN, England.

Email: j.roper@shef.ac.uk <mailto:j.roper@shef.ac.uk>