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The Clootie Well at Munlochy
A Highland well where cloth offerings have been tied to trees as part of a healing tradition.
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Cunning Folk and the Recovery of Stolen Goods
Cunning Folk and the Recovery of Stolen Goods in British folklore and historical tradition.
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Hawthorn Haws in Autumn Rural Life
The autumn haws of the common hawthorn and their place in rural life, hedgerow ecology and traditional use.
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The Society for Psychical Research Founded in 1882
The Society for Psychical Research was founded in Britain in 1882 to investigate claims concerning apparitions, telepathy and related phenomena. Its formation belongs to a period when spiritualism, scepticism and attempts at systematic inquiry…
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Christmas Ghost-Story Gatherings
Ghost-story telling became closely associated with Christmas gatherings in nineteenth-century Britain. Seasonal periodicals, family reading and authors including Charles Dickens helped sustain the practice, while M. R. James became associated with telling supernatural tales…
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Astrology as Part of Early Modern Medical Consultation
Astrology could form part of learned medical consultation in early modern England. Simon Forman and Richard Napier used horoscopes in diagnosis while clients also supplied symptoms and, in some cases, bodily evidence such as…
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Household Medicine Before Modern Professional Care
Much everyday healthcare in early modern England began within the household. Families prepared syrups, poultices, foods and remedies, and knowledge circulated through relatives, neighbours, manuscript recipe books and printed texts. Domestic medicine could combine…
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Christian Prayers Used in Cunning Practice
English cunning practice could make extensive use of Christian material. Prayers, biblical passages, crosses, divine names and invocations of sacred authority appear alongside divination, astrology and protective charms. This evidence complicates the modern idea…
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Finding Stolen Goods by Cunning Practice
Finding stolen or missing property was one of the practical services associated with English cunning folk. Clients might consult a practitioner to identify a thief, locate property or obtain guidance when ordinary investigation had…
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