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This book examines the folkloric roots of familiar lore in early modern Britain from historical, anthropological, and comparative religious perspectives. It argues that beliefs about witches’ familiars were rooted in beliefs surrounding the use of fairy familiars by beneficent magical practitioners or “cunning folk,” and corroborates this through a comparative analysis of familiar beliefs found in traditional Native American and Siberian shamanism. The author then goes on to explore the experiential dimension of familiar lore by drawing parallels between early modern familiar encounters and visionary mysticism as it appears in both tribal shamanism and medieval European contemplative traditions. These perspectives challenge the reductionist view of popular magic in early modern Britain often presented by historians.
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History, Magic, Witchcraft, Witchcraft, great britainPlaces
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16th century, 17th centuryShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Cunning Folk And Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions In Early Modern British Witchcraft And Magic
April 3, 2006, Sussex Academic Press
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in English
1845190785 9781845190781
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Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic
April 1, 2006, Sussex Academic Press
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1845190793 9781845190798
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Cunning-folk and familiar spirits: shamanistic visionary traditions in early modern British witchcraft and magic
2005, Sussex Academic Press
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