Popular Magic: Cunning-Folk in English History

by Owen Davies

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184725036X
• ISBN13: 9781847250360
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"