The magical adventures of Mary Parish the occult world of seventeenth-century London / Frances Timbers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timbers, Frances, author.

Series:

Early modern studies series ; 16.

Early Modern Studies ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parish missions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages).

Place of Publication:

Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mary Parish wasn't your ordinary seventeenth-century woman. She was a "cunning woman," who spent her time in the realm of magic, interacting with fairies, hunting for buried treasures, and communicating with the spirit world, along with her partner, the young aristocrat Goodwin Wharton. Drawing largely from Goodwin's personal journals, Frances Timbers reconstructs Mary's life in this microhistory, and explores themes of class, gender, and relationships in seventeenth-century England. Mary's story provides insight into magical beliefs and practices of early modern history, and sheds light on how class and gender affected everyday life.

Contents:

Down the rabbit hole

A cunning woman

Fairies and fantasies

A curious George

Matters of marriage

Sex and succession

The pleasures of Venus and the pains of Eve

The trauma of treasure hunting

Heavenly hosts

Mary's crucible

Politics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61248-144-2

OCLC:

936412449