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Medieval Irish Spells: 'Words of Power' as Performance

Borsje, J.

Publication date2016Document VersionFinal published versionPublished inWords: Religious Language MattersLicenseArticle 25fa Dutch Copyright Act

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Citation for published version (APA):Borsje, J. (2016). Medieval Irish Spells: 'Words of Power' as Performance. In E. van denHemel, & A. Szafraniec (Eds.), Words: Religious Language Matters (pp. 35-53). FordhamUniversity Press.

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