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Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History
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61,53 € |
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| Verlag: | Bloomsbury USA |
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| Veröffentl.: | 01.06.2007 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780826442796 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 264 |
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Beschreibungen
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.
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