The magical universe
Subtitle: everyday ritual and magic in pre-modern Europe
By: Stephen Wilson.
Edition: 1st Hambledon and London pbk. ed.
Publisher: Hambledon and London
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
Subjects: Magic -- Europe -- History.; Ritual -- Europe -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-532) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Agriculture. 1. House, work and the land; title: 2. Calendar customs and agrarian saints; title: 3. The weather; title: 4. Livestock; title: II. The life-cycle. 5. Human fertility and marriage; title: 6. Conception and pregnancy; title: 7. Childbirth : delivery and first days; title: 8. Childbirth : omens and strange births; title: 9. Baptism, godparents and naming; title: 10. Mother and child; title: 11. Death and the dead; title: III. Disease and healing. 12. Illness, doctors and religion; title: 13. Folk-healers and magical cures; title: IV. Divination and signs. 14. Divination and signs; title: V. The elements of magic. 15. Magical power : persons, spirits and animals; title: 16. Magical power : things, words and gestures; title: 17. Magic and religion.