with each other, but also with the rest of the natural and supernatural world. Words and speech were held to have power beyond the physical, whether it be the metaphorical power to communicate, persuade, frighten, and coerce, or esoteric forms that could control spirits or call down mystical ruin. Oftentimes, these purposes were one and the same, addressing both the person before the speaker and the forces…
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