Popular magic : cunning folk in English history / / Owen Davies
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| Autore: |
Davies Owen <1969->
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| Titolo: |
Popular magic : cunning folk in English history / / Owen Davies
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| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910817978303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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