You're welcome.
The bulk of Auray's informants are people who were around 60-65 at the
time that he did his field work - which centred on Saint-Martin-Sur-Oust.
When I met Auray in 2006 he told me about his office cleaner whose
family had fallen out over a witchcraft accusation. It centred on the
fact that a family member kept ravens in a cage. The result was half of
the family weren't speaking to the other half.
This traditional concept of witchcraft in rural Brittanycoexists with
ju-ju marabouts and Wicca.
The book is on the shelves at my home in Wales - I'm in Kenilworth this
week - so I can't quote you any excerpts. Although his thesis is in my
valise (I'm using it for a paper about Pardons). I'll have a look and
see if the priest stories are there.
All the best
Chris
janet ifimust wrote:
> Thank you!
>
> 2008/6/20 Christopher Kimberley <[log in to unmask]
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> Yes, glad to.
>
> This is the entry in the national bibliography.
>
> *Auray*, Christophe
> *Magie et sorcellerie dans les fermes bretonnes* [Texte imprimé] /
> Christophe Auray. - Rennes : Éd. "Ouest-France", impr. 2006
> (53-Mayenne : Impr. Floch). - 1 vol. (236 p.-[4] p. de pl.) : ill.
> en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 23 cm. - (/Écrits/ /. Société/).
>
> I think you can buy a pocket version (without illustrations,
> photos etc) for about euro 8. The book is based on Auray's thesis
> for his doctorate in veterinary medicine (which I have a copy of).
> It isn't available in English. I'd like to find a publisher so
> that I can take on a translation but it's maybe a bit too niche.
>
> All the best
>
> Chris
>
> janet ifimust wrote:
>
> Could you point me to a source for those stories? I'd be very
> grateful!
>
> Thanks,
>
> 2008/6/20 Christopher Kimberley
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> Yes, I think that there are but they can be very subtle. In
> many
> cultures, the number of women accused of witchcraft is greater
> than the number of men. In the modern witch hunt as
> publicized in
> the media the number of older women accused of witchcraft is
> greater than the number of men but it is by no means
> exclusively
> women.
>
> It can be men and children of both sexes. Last year an Egyptian
> man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for practising witchcraft.
>
> In Brittany even RC priests are not immune from becoming the
> centre of witchcraft rumours. They particularly appear to
> have the
> power to transform themselves into animals. I'm not sure to
> what
> extent such rumours are tongue-in-cheek. I particularly
> like the
> stories of priests driving cars or riding bikes in the form of
> animals.
>
> C
>
>
>
>
>
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> Dr. Janet Goodall
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> Institute of Education
> University of Warwick
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>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Janet Goodall
> Research Fellow
> Institute of Education
> University of Warwick
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