Witchcraft, Magic and Culture 1736-1951 by Owen Davies (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-10071905656X

ISBN-139780719056567

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038545453

Product Key Features

Book TitleWitchcraft, Magic and Culture 1736-1951

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWicca (See Also Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft), Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Social History, Magick Studies, Modern / General, Occultism, Cults

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History

AuthorOwen Davies

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal133.4/3/0941/0903

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Educated attitudes towards the popular belief in witchcraft and magic 2. Popular justice and witchcraft 3. The witch 4. Cunning-folk, astrologers, and fortune-tellers 5. Magic and medicine 6. Witchcraft, magic, literacy and literature 7. Cultural Change Conclusion

SynopsisMost studies of witchcraft and magic have been concerned with the era of the witch trials, a period which officially came to an end in Britain with the passing of the Witchcraft Act of 1736. However, the majority of people continued to fear witches and put their faith in magic long after this law was passed. This book traces the history of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to the year 1951, when the passing of the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books. This study examines the extent to which witchcraft, magic, and fortune telling influenced the thoughts and actions of the people of England and Wales in a period when the forces of "progress" are often thought to have vanquished such beliefs., The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951 Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciting and intellecually stimulating way Essential reading for all social historians and all h. . . ., The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951 Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciting and intellecually stimulating way, This book traces the history of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to the year 1951, when the passing of the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books.