Stupidus stupuit. Una nuova interpretazione di tre scongiuri controversi

Autore: Giovanni Strinna
In: Critica del testo. XXIV/1, 2021
doi:10.23744/4026 $xNBN
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Abstract

The essay examines three formulae of incantation for the prevention of bleeding, two in Latin and one in Alemannic, traditionally grouped because of their shared subject matter, but whose interpretation is still controversial. From the comparative reading of the three enchantments emerges that all three are located in Mount Calvary, and that the characters involved were no less than Joseph of Arimatea, the Virgin and Jesus Christ.

Keywords: Medieval spells, Joseph of Arimatea, Old High Germanic