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The Wise Woman; her Lives, Charms, Spells and Cures: A Guide To The Folk Charms, Cures And Divinatory Practices Of The Wise Woman

Kelvin I. Jones

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Description:This authoritative and detailed history of the cunning or wise woman charts her progress throughout British social history from the medieval period to the end of the nineteenth century. Drawing on primary records, Kelvin Jones demonstrates how the wise woman was instrumental to the well being of agricultural societies in an age when medicine was in its infancy. He also dispels the myth that the wise woman was synonymous with the witch figure and reveals that she played an indispensable role as an "unwitcher". The work contains an exhaustive list of herbal and magical cures used by wise women and a compendium of their methods of divination. A thorough and timely contribution to English social history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wise Woman; her Lives, Charms, Spells and Cures: A Guide To The Folk Charms, Cures And Divinatory Practices Of The Wise Woman. To get started finding The Wise Woman; her Lives, Charms, Spells and Cures: A Guide To The Folk Charms, Cures And Divinatory Practices Of The Wise Woman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This authoritative and detailed history of the cunning or wise woman charts her progress throughout British social history from the medieval period to the end of the nineteenth century. Drawing on primary records, Kelvin Jones demonstrates how the wise woman was instrumental to the well being of agricultural societies in an age when medicine was in its infancy. He also dispels the myth that the wise woman was synonymous with the witch figure and reveals that she played an indispensable role as an "unwitcher". The work contains an exhaustive list of herbal and magical cures used by wise women and a compendium of their methods of divination. A thorough and timely contribution to English social history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wise Woman; her Lives, Charms, Spells and Cures: A Guide To The Folk Charms, Cures And Divinatory Practices Of The Wise Woman. To get started finding The Wise Woman; her Lives, Charms, Spells and Cures: A Guide To The Folk Charms, Cures And Divinatory Practices Of The Wise Woman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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