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Popular Magic: Cunning-Folk in English History

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Availability:In StockContributor:Owen DaviesPublish date:2007-08-01Pages:264
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781847250360ISBN-10:184725036XUPC:9781847250360Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Europe, Magick Studies, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.16 x 6.30 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SC488K9B4S

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, distinguishing what they did from the rare and sensational cases of malvolent witchcraft. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781847250360ISBN-10:184725036XUPC:9781847250360Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Europe, Magick Studies, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.16 x 6.30 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SC488K9B4S
Owen Davies is Reader in Social History at the University of Hertfordshire and the author of "Murder, Magic, Madness: The Victorian Trials of Dove and the Wizard" (2005).
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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