Nigel Pennick

Witchcraft and Secret Societies of Rural England

The Magic of Toadmen, Plough Witches, Mummers, and Bonesmen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive account of the rich folk culture preserved in the rural secret societies of the British Isles

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 150mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781620557600
• ISBN-10: 1620557606
• Artikelnr.: 53446840

Autorenporträt

Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Keeping Up the Day
1 The Geographical Region and Its Links
2 The Drovers
3 Markets and Fairs
4 Secrets of the Trade and Craft Guilds
5 Secrets of the Horsemen
6 Millers, Gardeners, and Bonesmen
7 The Confraternity of the Plough
8 Ritual Disguise and Resistance
9 Witches, Wise Women, Quack Doctresses, and Cunning Men
10 Handywomen, Witches, and Witchcraft
11 Geomantic Traditions and the Magic of Place
12 Devilish Definitions
13 Magic, Farming, and the Land
14 Tools of the Craft
Postscript
Bibliography
Index