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Towards a Typology of Romanian Love Charms

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Charms and Charming in Europe

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Constructing a typology of charms is, for at least three main reasons, a different and more complicated operation than that of typologising folktales,1 legends or folk lyrics.

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Golopentia, S. (2004). Towards a Typology of Romanian Love Charms. In: Roper, J. (eds) Charms and Charming in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524316_9

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