LEADER 02248nam 2200493 450 001 9910817978303321 005 20230721014321.0 010 $a1-283-20202-6 010 $a9786613202024 010 $a0-8264-4279-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106655 035 $a(EBL)742664 035 $a(OCoLC)741690823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742664 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742664 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320202 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106655 100 $a20180316h20072003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aPopular magic $ecunning folk in English history /$fOwen Davies 210 1$aLondon, England ;$aNew York, New York :$cHambledon Continuum,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: as Cunning-folk. London: Hambledon and London, 2003. 311 $a1-84725-036-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aCunning-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, distingu 606 $aMagic$zEngland$xHistory 615 0$aMagic$xHistory. 676 $a133.430942 700 $aDavies$b Owen$f1969-$0800733 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817978303321 996 $aPopular magic$94112872 997 $aUNINA