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List of Figures . . xi
List of Tables . . xii
List of Maps . . XIV
Introduction: The Agrarian Problem as a History of Work . . 1
A Note on Sources . . 10
Notes . . 13

PART ONE
FARMING THROUGH THE PEASANT'S EYES. THE EVOLUTION OF LABOR, 1861-1914 . . 17

PART TWO
TOWARDS A HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF AGRONOMIC APTITUDE . . 133

PART THREE
THE THREE-HELD SYSTEM AND BEYOND . . 227

PART FOUR
GOVERNMENT'S SOLUTION TO THE AGRARIAN PROBLEM: THE STOLYPIN REFORM IN TAMBOV . . 307

PART FIVE
ALTERNATIVES FOR REFORM, PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Appendix. Nutrition and Mortality in Tambov, 1880-1914 . . 445
Bibliography of All Books, Journals, and Archives Cited . . 449
A Miniature Glossary . . 483
Some Russian Weights and Measures . . 486
Note on Dates . . 486
Index . . 487

Introduction . . 1

Part I GENRE, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY

CHAPTER I A Genre in the Making. The First Study of Charms in Norway . . 15
CHAPTER II The Making of a Charm Collector. Alexander Carmichael in Uist, from 1864 to 1882 . . 27
CHAPTER III Charm Indexes: Problems and Perspectives . . 71
CHAPTER IV Medieval Narrative Charms . . 101
CHAPTER V The Historical Development of "Charm" Terminology in Hungarian . . 117

Part II HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES

CHAPTER VI The Marginality of Charms in Medieval England . . 135
CHAPTER VII Church Benedictions and Popular Charms in Hungary . . 165
CHAPTER VIII Benediction and Exorcism in Early Modern Hungary . . 199
CHAPTER IX Baltic and East Slavic Charms . . 211

Part III CONTENT AND FUNCTION OF CHARMS

CHAPTER X The Najit Between Prayers and Charms: A Study of the Romanian Manuscript Tradition . . 239
CHAPTER XI Charming The Moon: Moon Charms for Sick Children in Portuguese Ethnography . . 257
CHAPTER XII 'Dear Merciful Mother": The Virgin Mary in Finnish and Karelian Birth Incantations . . 265
CHAPTER XIII The Power of Words in Miracles, Visions, Incantations and Bewitchments . . 281

About the Editors . . 305
About the Contributors . . 307
Index . . 311