Brian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Literary, nonfiction, and TTRPG editor | Humanities research consultant | Former CRM archaeologist | Translator of grimoires | Scholar of the arcane
The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature
Hilda Roderick EllisBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)OK, this is getting weird. I have now twice ordered 'The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature' by Hilda R. Ellis, from two different sellers, and both have disappeared in transit 🤨 https://t.co/FuVmhjrPy0
Paperback, 2013
$52.00Member price:$49.40 + Free shipping5% off
Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural
Peter BebergalBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)Peter Bebergal @peterbebergal was kind enough to send me a copy of his exploration of techno-necromancy, Strange Frequencies (now in paperback) – can't wait to dig into it! https://t.co/EmJXQDc8b7
Paperback, 2022
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
Catherine BellBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)@500livesasafox OK, three more that have informed my own theories of language magic and the magic of language: Catherine Bell—Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice J.L. Austin—How to Do Things With Words Paul Copp—The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
Paperback, 2009
$45.99Member price:$45.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions
Catherine BellBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)@500livesasafox OK, three more that have informed my own theories of language magic and the magic of language: Catherine Bell—Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice J.L. Austin—How to Do Things With Words Paul Copp—The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
Paperback, 2009
$45.99Member price:$45.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Monster's Ring: A Magic Shop Book
Bruce CovilleBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)The Bunnicula series The Monster's Ring (and others by Bruce Coville) Goosebumps The Hobbit and LotR Sabriel, by Garth Nix in approximately that chronological order. https://t.co/hzY70uL3lu
Paperback, 2008
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature
Hilda R. EllisBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)OK, this is getting weird. I have now twice ordered 'The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature' by Hilda R. Ellis, from two different sellers, and both have disappeared in transit 🤨 https://t.co/FuVmhjrPy0
Hardcover, 1968
$55.00Member price:$55.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
Paul CoppBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)@500livesasafox OK, three more that have informed my own theories of language magic and the magic of language: Catherine Bell—Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice J.L. Austin—How to Do Things With Words Paul Copp—The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
Paperback, 2018
$32.00Member price:$32.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Sabriel
Garth NixBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)The Bunnicula series The Monster's Ring (and others by Bruce Coville) Goosebumps The Hobbit and LotR Sabriel, by Garth Nix in approximately that chronological order. https://t.co/hzY70uL3lu
Paperback, Mass Market, 1997
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information
Erik DavisBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)@500livesasafox The Changing Light at Sandover Every volume of PSU's Magic in History series Erik Davis's Techgnosis
Paperback, 2015
$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chinese Magical Medicine
Michel StrickmannBrian Johnson (tooting @johbri@zirk.us)@500livesasafox Edward Fenton's edition of the Diaries of John Dee Michel Strickmann's Chinese Magical Medicine I'll stop there, because this reply thread could become arbitrarily long ;)
Hardcover, 2002
$150.00Member price:$150.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)