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The origins of wizards, witches and fairies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Webb, Simon, 1954- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Philadelphia, PA : Pen and Sword History, 2022
Subjects:
Wizards > History.
Witches > History.
Fairies > History.
Wizards > Folklore.
Witches > Folklore.
Fairies > Folklore.
Folklore > Great Britain > History.
Occultism > Great Britain > History.
Sorcières > Histoire.
FeÌ?es > Histoire.
Sorcières > Folklore.
FeÌ?es > Folklore.
Folklore > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Occultisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Fairies.
Folklore.
Occultism.
Witches.
Wizards.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The magical realm
  • Tales from the magical realm
  • Echoes of the past
  • The coming of the Yamnaya
  • In search of the horned god
  • The first wizard
  • The wild hunt
  • The place of wizards in society
  • Of cauldrons and wands
  • on the nature of fairies
  • How Christianity made wizardry disreputable
  • Ritual sacrifice in modern Britain
  • Our cultural heritage.