Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History
Autor Owen Daviesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2007
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ISBN-10: 184725036X
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 12
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hambledon Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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"a detailed and valuable survey of a poorly understood group of people"
"absorbing, entertaining and informative"
"the first comprehensive history of English cunning craft"
"the first comprehensive history of English cunning craft"--,
Descriere
Cunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell; and how to attract a lover or keep the love of a husband or wife.
While cunning-folk sometimes fell foul of the authorities, both church and state often turned a blind eye to their existence and practices, distinguishing what they did from the rare and sensational cases of malevolent witchcraft. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.