I think Claire Fanger's volume for the Penn State _Magic in History_
series has some material here. Richard Kieckhefer has edited a grimoire
for that series as well, and my recollection is that his introduction
makes this point clear.
Chris Lehrich
c bellevie wrote:
> jason winslade wrote:
>
>>
>> This was mentioned some time ago in someone's post, but I was looking
>> for some sort of academic reference to the fact that uneducated folk
>> practitioners also used high magick grimoires. Basically, I just
>> wanted to make the point that the distinction between high and low
>> magick is less clear than is usually established. Just for a
>> footnote, you know? If anyone can point me to a text, that'd be
>> great. Thanks,
>> JLW
>> oisin
>
>
> Might try Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History by Owen
> Davies. While I don't have the book on hand, I recall one chapter
> dealt with text used by cunning-folk in England. I believe that Davies
> refers to books in possession of individuals from court and other
> legal records.
>
> Hope thats helpful!
>
> - Chris
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Christopher I. Lehrich
Boston University
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