There's a whole chapter entitled 'books' in Owen
Davies's 'Cunning Folk: Popular magic in English
History' (2003). In the 1st para he says 'It was
through cunning folk that the literary and oral
tyraditions of magic merged, and via them that learned
magic was diffused more widely. This was part of a
phenomenon that has been referred to as the
"democratisation" of high magic.' (p. 119). I believe
he intends to publish more on this theme. The
folloe=wing chapter, 'Written Charms',might also be
useful.
Jacqueline
--- jason winslade <[log in to unmask]> 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
>
>
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