Popular magic : cunning folk in English history / Owen Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Owen, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic--England--History.

Magic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Originally published: as Cunning-folk. London: Hambledon and London, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-20202-6

9786613202024

0-8264-4279-X

OCLC:

741690823