Cunning folk and familiar spirits : shamanistic visionary traditions in early modern British witchcraft and magic

Cunning folk and familiar spirits Shamanistic visionary traditions in early modern British witchcraft and magic

Emma Wilby

Book - 2005

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Subjects
Witchcraft > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Witchcraft > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Magic > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Magic > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Published
Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press 2005.
Language
English
Main Author
Emma Wilby (author)
Physical Description
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-302) and index.
ISBN
9781845190781
9781845190798
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface: Walking with Spirits - A Cunning Woman's Tale
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. Demon and Fairy Familiars: The Historical Context
  • Introduction to Part I
  • 1. A Harsh and Enchanted World
  • 2. Cunning Folk and Witches
  • 3. The Magical Use of Spirits
  • 4. Human and Spirit: The Meeting
  • 5. The Working Relationship
  • 6. Renunciation and Pact
  • 7. Demon and Fairy: The Interface
  • Part II. Anthropological Perspectives
  • Introduction to Part II
  • 8. The Shaman's Calling
  • 9. Spirit Worlds and High Gods
  • Part III. The Experiential Dimension
  • Introduction to Part III
  • 10. Phantasticks and Phantasms
  • 11. Psychosis or Spirituality?
  • 12. The Unrecognized Mystics
  • 13. Greedigut and the Angel Gabriel
  • 14. The Freedom of Magic
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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