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The book's endpoint coincides with the coming of the Reformation and the onset of the early modern Scandinavian witch hunts. The terrain covered is complex, home to the Germanic Scandinavians as well as their non-Indo-European neighbors, the SÁmi and Finns, and it encompasses such diverse areas as the important trade cities of Copenhagen, Bergen, and Stockholm, with their large foreign populations; the rural hinterlands; and the insular outposts of Iceland and Greenland.\u003cbr\u003e By examining witches, wizards, and seeresses in literature, lore, and law, as well as surviving charm magic directed toward love, prophecy, health, and weather, Mitchell provides a portrait of both the practitioners of medieval Nordic magic and its performance. With an understanding of mythology as a living system of cultural signs (not just ancient sacred narratives), this study also focuses on such powerful evolving myths as those of \"the milk-stealing witch,\" the diabolical pact, and the witches' journey to BlÅkulla. Court cases involving witchcraft, charm magic, and apostasy demonstrate that witchcraft ideologies played a key role in conceptualizing gender and were themselves an important means of exercising social control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295036027253,"sku":"9780812222555","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780812222555_dc9d7d09-8d0d-48f8-9e01-ad8e1d2d4b8b.jpg?v=1786016255"},{"product_id":"9781032119601","title":"Relationality","description":"This book expresses Mitchell's vision for the theory of Relational Psychoanalysis, providing his most-developed expression of its foundations. 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It offers the same stellar foundation for understanding the principles behind the approach, and instruction in applying the approach, to help students learn the concepts and develop the skills involved in a variety of sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Elementary school teachers will use games to teach the basic concepts and tactics of invasion sports, net and wall sports, striking and fielding sports, and target sports. Middle school and high school instructors will guide students in developing sport-specific technical skills for 12 sports, including soccer, lacrosse, flag football, tennis, basketball, and volleyball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book has four new chapters that will help you do the following: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlign the tactical games approach to content standards in the United States and other countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse technology in tactical games teaching and assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the games to teach social justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop approaches to teaching social and emotional learning (SEL) through tactical games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching Sport Concepts and Skills\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than 350 detailed lesson and unit plans that can be used as is or be easily modified and incorporated into an existing curriculum. More than 240 diagrams throughout the lessons make it easy to set up and execute the games. There are 14 video clips, delivered on HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e, that show some lessons in action-for example, the volleyball segments show complete question-and-answer sessions, highlighting an effective way to make sure students are understanding the lesson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Also available on HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e are reproducible forms, including a team contract, assessments, and game scenario worksheets for tactical problem solving. (For each thumbnail reproducible worksheet shown in the book, readers can download the full-size versions from HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e.) 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Current and future teachers will learn how to structure positive and engaging learning experiences that set the stage for students to improve their performance, develop problem-solving skills, and enhance their lifelong enjoyment of sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Note: A code for accessing HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e is included with all new print books.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301771129205,"sku":"9781492590484","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781492590484_d6aa5d29-cba8-4f8b-9451-1c4f7e3f9496.jpg?v=1786021679"},{"product_id":"9781501777509","title":"Old Norse Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second volume of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Norse Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores medieval and early modern Nordic magic and witchcraft, covering syncretism, continuity, survival, and the reconstruction of pagan beliefs and cultic practices in this last area of western Europe to be Christianized. \u003c\/b\u003eThis volume not only considers these issues but also pulls back the curtain on more obscure, yet important, corners of Nordic magico-religious tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn these chapters, Stephen A. 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