{"product_id":"gypsy-sorcery-fortune-telling-the-folklore-of-bodmin-moor-and-east-cornwall-by-charles-godfrey-leland-paperback","title":"Gypsy Sorcery \u0026 Fortune Telling - The Folklore of Bodmin Moor and East Cornwall by Charles Godfrey Leland | Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are delighted to announce the next title in our series of classic texts by Charles Godfrey Leland, following on from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAradia – Or The Gospel of the Witches\u003c\/em\u003e with our edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGypsy Sorcery \u0026amp; Fortune Telling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith introduction by Gemma Gary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1891,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGypsy Sorcery \u0026amp; Fortune Telling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents a unique and fascinating collection of gypsy witchcraft, folklore, charms, spells, cures, and divination and is profusely illustrated with the author’s own evocative drawings. One of the witchcraft revival’s most influential figures, American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland, who would become the founding president of the Gypsy Lore Society, sought out the gypsies of England; befriending them, learning their language and immersing himself in their beliefs, stories and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in the following editions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-new=\"true\"\u003ePaperback Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egloss laminated cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandard Hardback Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003ebound in a burgundy faux leather binding with black endpapers and burgundy and gold head and tail bands. 90gsm cream paper stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoyal format 234 x 156mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e301 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"styletext3\"\u003eFOREWORD by Gemma Gary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"styletext3\"\u003ePREFACE…….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER I: The Origin of Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Sorcery—Vindictive and Mischievous Magic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER II: Charms and Conjurations To Cure the Disorders of Grown People—Hungarian Gypsy Magic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER III: Gypsy Conjurations and Exorcisms—The Cure of Children Hungarian Gypsy Spells—A Curious Old Italian “Secret”—The Magic Virtue of Garlic—A Florentine Incantation Learned From A Witch—Lilith, the Child-Stealer, and Queen of the Witches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER IV: South Slavonian and Other Gypsy Witch-Lore—The Words For A Witch—Vilas and The Spirits of Earth and Air—Witches, Egg-Shells, and Egg-Lore—Egg Proverbs—Ova De Crucibus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER V: Charms or Conjurations to Cure or Protect Animals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER VI: Of Pregnancy and Charms or Folk-Lore Connected With it—Boar’s Teeth and Charms for Preventing The Flow of Blood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER VII: The Recovery of Stolen Property—Love-Charms—Shoes and Love-Potions or Philtres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER VIII: Roumanian and Transylvanian Sorceries and Superstitions Connected With Those of the Gypsies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER IX: The Rendezvous or Meetings of Witches, Sorcerers, and Vilas—A Continuation of South Slavonian Gypsy-Lore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER X: Of the Haunts, Homes, and Habits of Witches in the South Slavic Lands—Bogeys and Humbugs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XI: Gypsy Witchcraft—The Magical Power Which Is Innate In All Men and Women—How It May Be Cultivated And Developed—The Principles of Fortune-Telling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XII: Fortune-Telling (continued)—Romance Based on Chance, Or Hope, As Regards the Future—Folk- and Sorcery-Lore—Authentic Instances of Gypsy Prediction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XIII: Proverbs Referring to Witches, Gypsies, and Fairies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XIV: A Gypsy Magic Spell—Hokkani Baro—Lellin Dudikabin, Or the Great Secret—Children’s Rhymes and Incantations—Ten Little Indian Boys and Ten Little Acorn Girls of Marcellus Burdigalensis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XV: Gypsy Amulets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER XVI: Gypsies, Toads, and Toad-Lore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51609546719531,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/2826\/1985\/files\/Gypsy-Sorcery-PB.jpg?v=1769253743","url":"https:\/\/thefoxesden.com\/products\/gypsy-sorcery-fortune-telling-the-folklore-of-bodmin-moor-and-east-cornwall-by-charles-godfrey-leland-paperback","provider":"The Foxes Den","version":"1.0","type":"link"}