A deluxe boxed set of three scholarly works on magic by professor Claude Lecouteux
• Contains hardcover editions of Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing, and The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets in a collector’s slipcase
• Analyzes more than 7,000 spells from the magical traditions of Europe and provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets from the Middle Ages to today
Through meticulous study of his private collection of medieval manuscripts as well as his privileged access to the rare book archives of major European universities, Claude Lecouteux has become renowned in esoteric academic circles for his in-depth examinations of the myths and magical practices of the Middle Ages. In this deluxe boxed set are three outstanding examples of Lecouteux’s masterful scholarship, each in a deluxe hardcover edition housed in a collector’s slipcase.
In Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, Lecouteux analyzes more than 7,000 spells from the magical traditions and grimoires of Europe, presenting a comprehensive dictionary of magic words, phrases, and alphabets. In Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing, he shares more than 600 magical prescriptions from both pagan and Christian sources from the last 2,000 years. He provides an in-depth look at protection magic, including healing spells from rare texts and from the heavily guarded gypsy (Rom) tradition. In The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets, he provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets for protection, healing, and divine influence. He reviews many different kinds of amulets and talismans used throughout the ages, such as a rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, gris-gris bag, and inscribed parchment charged through ritual, detailing the magical principles behind each object and showing that their use is still as widespread today as any time in the past.
By:
Claude Lecouteux
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 81mm
Weight: 2.173kg
ISBN: 9798888502396
Pages: 1056
Publication Date: 23 October 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
DICTIONARY OF ANCIENT MAGIC WORDS AND SPELLS Acknowledgments Praeambulus: Words That Possess a Power Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells From Abraxas to Zoar Appendix One Use of Caracteres in Magic Appendix Two Cryptography Appendix Three List of Magic Words Appearing in the Spells Bibliography TRADITIONAL MAGIC SPELLS FOR PROTECTION AND HEALING Acknowledgments Introduction The Manner of the Cure 1 Diagnoses 2 The Illnesses of Humans and Their Cure 3 Evil Spells 4 Devils and Demons 5 Fantastic Beings and Spirits 6 Healing of Animals 7 Protections Appendix 1 Medical Magic in Italy during the Fourteenth-Fifteenth Centuries Appendix II The Activities of Sorcerers Appendix III The Use of Encrypted Spells Appendix IV Superstitious Healing Methods According to Fernel Appendix V Knotting the Breeches Laces Appendix VI Several Popular Saints Invoked in France and Belgium for Illnesses and Protection Appendix VII The Protective Talismans of Balinas (Apollonius de Tyane) Notes Bibliography Index THE HIGH MAGIC OF TALISMANS AND AMULETS Acknowledgments Introduction: To Guard against Adversity, Misfortune, Illness, and Death Part One A Scarcely Catholic Tradition 1 On the Words “Talisman” and “Amulet” and Some Definitions 2 Amulets and Talismans in Medieval Culture 3 Some Christian Amulets and Talismans 4 The Medicine of Amulets and Talismans Part Two The Use of Amulets and the Making of Talismans 5 Amulets 6 The Crafting of Talismans 7 The Use of Amulets and Talismans Appendix I: The Seals Representing the Planets Appendix II : The Talismans of Dom Jean Albert Belin Appendix III : Seals of the Planets and the Paranatellons Appendix IV: Creating and Consecrating Magical Objects Notes Bibliography Index
Claude Lecouteux is a professor emeritus of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. The author of more than 25 books on medieval beliefs and magic, including Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic and The Book of Grimoires, he lives in Paris.
