Publisher's Synopsis
A voyage through the world's magical practices with twelve authors.
Crossed Crow Books' first-ever anthology, The Crow's Collection of World Magic, features twelve essays by writers and practitioners around the world about their magical practices, histories, and communities. Landscapes influence our cultural practices as much as the people who create them, and magic is no stranger to this effect. Magic is omnipresent in our world, but many people who practice don't call it "magic." As a result of colonialism, most conversations about magic fell to a whisper for centuries. Pagan, Norse, and Celtic practices, as well as new paths, have returned to the conversation, but many traditions and cultural practices are still absent from mainstream ideas of what magic is--and can be. Crossed Crow Books' first-ever anthology, The Crow's Collection of World Magic, collects twelve essays by writers and practitioners around the world about their magical practices, histories, and communities. Curated by Lee Anderson, Crossed Crow Books' chief editor, this anthology sheds light on lively, underrepresented traditions and embraces the diversity of the magical world. Explore Kenneth Johnson's initiation into indigenous Mayan traditions, study Finnish runes with the tietӓjӓ and Aili Marjatta Kerttula, and learn how cabildo communities in Afro-diasporic Cuba drew Lukumí from Yoruban practice with Oracle Hekataios. Enrich your understanding of the magical world around us through the land, history, and practitioners who have come from all walks of life. Authors and topics include:- Kenneth Johnson: Experiences in indigenous Mayan community, initiation into priesthood, and fire ritual
- Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold: An overview of Macumba
- Oracle Hekataios: History of and personal experiences with Lukumi
- Aili Marjatta Kerttula: Finnish magic with a focus on history, saunas, and house spirits
- Rain Al-Alim: Translation of Kitab al-Aḥjar, a piece of astrology-heavy Islamic writing on using talismans in magical stones
- Katerina Sarpione: Balkan magic, with a focus on Bulgaria, including folklore, roles of healer and magician, and ways to apply to contemporary practice
- Frankie Castanea: Dual-faith practice in Italian American folk magic and folk Catholicism
- Laura Davila: An overview of Brujeria Mexicana
- Brandon Weston: Spirits, fairies, and the otherworld in Ozark folk magic
- P. Sufenas Virius Lupus: Medieval Irish texts and using research responsibly
- Dakota Lane: Indigenous Hoodoo and using anthropology research to bolster practice
- Awo Ifagbemi: An exploration of Ifa and Yoruban divination
