Popular Magic: Cunning Folk in English History
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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.
Book information
ISBN: | 9781847250360 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury Continuum |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 2007 |
DEWEY: | 133.430942 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 246 |
Weight: | 424g |
Height: | 234mm |
Width: | 159mm |
Spine width: | 19mm |