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Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History

Autor Owen Davies
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2007
Subtitled, "Cunning-Folk In English History". A study of the important, and often ignored, role that cunning-folk played in everyday life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781847250360
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

Caracteristici

A new in paperback edition of one of Hambledon's most popular titles

Cuprins

Introduction
Acknowledgements
1. Cunning-Folk and the Law
2. For Good or Evil?
3. Who and Why
4. Services
5. Books
6. Written Charms
7. European Comparisons
8. Cunning-Folk in the Twentieth Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Recenzii

"His book is well researched, making excellent use of court reports and press items from the eighteenth century to the twentieth. A very valuable contribution to historical folklore studies."
"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.


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