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Local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued services to the community, cunning-folk 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.
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History, Magic, Magic, history, Magicians, Witchcraft, WitchesPlaces
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Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History
May 16, 2003, Hambledon & London
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Cunning-folk: popular magic in English history
2002, Hambledon and London
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.
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