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Autore: | Davies Owen <1969-> |
Titolo: | Popular magic : cunning folk in English history / / Owen Davies |
Pubblicazione: | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon Continuum, , 2007 |
©2003 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina: | 133.430942 |
Soggetto topico: | Magic - England - History |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Originally published: as Cunning-folk. London: Hambledon and London, 2003. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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, distingu |
Titolo autorizzato: | Popular magic |
ISBN: | 1-283-20202-6 |
9786613202024 | |
0-8264-4279-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910461564003321 |
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