Legends and Customs of Dorset - Including Legends and Superstitions, Witchcraft and Charms, Birth, Death, Marriage Customs, and Local Customs (Folklore History Series)
Legends and Customs of Dorset - Including Legends and Superstitions, Witchcraft and Charms, Birth, Death, Marriage Customs, and Local Customs (Folklore History Series)

Author: John Symonds Udal

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1528762835

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A captivating volume that’s brimming with traditional Dorsetshire folktales and superstitions. John Symonds Udal provides enthralling insight into the rich history of folktales, legends, and superstitions in Dorset. Detailing many of the county’s traditional customs, including those surrounding birth, marriage, and death, this volume is a fantastic read for those interested in English folklore.

Love Spells - A Grimoire of Ancient Charms, Lore, and Ceremonies
Love Spells - A Grimoire of Ancient Charms, Lore, and Ceremonies

Author: Gemma Seaton

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2024-05-16

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1528799267

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Love Spells celebrates the ancient art of love magic in a collection of authentic traditions used throughout the ages to invoke love, practice divination, and heal broken hearts. A carefully curated grimoire of traditional magic and ancient knowledge, Love Spells features many charms, folkloric rituals, and ceremonies that have been passed down through generations. Discover methods of invoking, strengthening, predicting, and repelling love that garner the magic of the moon, amulets, herbs, and plants. Touching on elements of dark magic and the occult, some of these spells serve purely as historical context, offering a deep understanding of love magic's powerful legacy. Breathing new life into magical traditions and bringing hidden knowledge to light, Love Spells is a testament to the rich history of love magic.

Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England: ) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Th
Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England: ) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Th

Author: Charles Hardwick

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781017401127

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Dictionary of English Folklore
A Dictionary of English Folklore

Author: Jacqueline Simpson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2003-10-09

Total Pages: 1046

ISBN-13: 0191578525

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This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL

Sheela-na-gigs
Sheela-na-gigs

Author: Barbara Freitag

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-15

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1134282494

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A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.

Letters To Lily
Letters To Lily

Author: Alan MacFarlane

Publisher: Profile Books

Published: 2010-08-06

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1847650880

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In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Lily's enquiries range from the intimate, personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical. What is the nature of good and evil? What is religion? How can I be truly me? Is right and wrong the same wherever you are? What is beauty? Does there have to be torture? Does money matter? Is knowledge always good? What is progress? What is truth? What is sex? Is democracy a good idea? These are just a few of the questions. In responding to Lily's challenging problems, Alan Macfarlane, from a lifetime's experience as a historian, anthropologist and teacher, ranges through history and across the world's cultures. Her questions are timeless. His answers add up to a classic.

Archaeology and Folklore
Archaeology and Folklore

Author: Amy Gazin-Schwartz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-23

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1134634668

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Folklore and archaeology are traditionally seen as taking very different approaches to the interpretation of the past. This book explores the complex relationship between the disciplines to show what they might learn from each other.