Operative witchcraft : spellwork and herbcraft in the British Isles /
Pennick, Nigel,author.
Originally published under title: Operative Witchcraft : the nature of historic witchcraft in Great Britain. Leicester : Lear Books, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-192) and index.
The many names of witchcraft -- Operative witchcraft: definitions and practices -- Witchcraft, fortune, and misfortune -- Power and the powers of witchcraft -- The gamut of witchcraft: an early fictional portrayal -- The british laws against witchcraft -- Weird plants, root diggers, and witchcraft -- Spells, incantations, and charms -- Witchcraft, amulets, and mascots -- Binding magic and the art of fascination, or the evil eye -- The powers of operative witchcraft -- Witchcraft and the power of the toad -- The paraphernalia of witchcraft -- The power of magical places -- West indian obeah and its common features with british witchcraft.
Witchcraft
Incantations