Introduction

This journal issue comprises several parts and presents various studies on the theme of activities in charming and related fields. It includes five research articles, an interview and reports on books and conferences. It is largely based on and thematically framed by the conference "The Canonical and Non-Canonical in Charming Texts and Practices”, held at the National Library of Latvia in Riga on 6–9 September 2022. However, it also contains articles not presented at the conference as well as an interview with a researcher studying charming; such interviews are becoming a tradition for Incantatio.