Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic
by Emma Wilby
Emma Wilby explores shamanistic visionary traditions in early modern British witchcraft and magic. Focusing on cunning-folk and familiar spirits, this study offers a historical examination of the beliefs, practices, and visionary dimensions associated with a distinctive period in Britain’s magical and folkloric past.
About This Book
Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits examines shamanistic visionary traditions connected with early modern British witchcraft and magic.
The book focuses on cunning-folk and familiar spirits as central subjects within this historical study.
Emma Wilby presents an exploration of visionary practices and magical traditions in Britain’s early modern period.
It will interest readers drawn to the history of witchcraft, folklore, magic, and religious experience.
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