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Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History (Paperback)
$22.73 - Save $2.53 (10%) - RRP $25.26 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Popular MagicCunning-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.
Full description- Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
- Published: 10 May 2007
- Format: Paperback 264 pages
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- Categories: British & Irish History | Social & Cultural History | Magic, Spells & Alchemy | Magic, Alchemy & Hermetic Thought
- ISBN 13: 9781847250360 ISBN 10: 184725036X
- Sales rank: 251,985
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Full description for Popular Magic
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 malevolent witchcraft. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.
