{"product_id":"cunning-folk-life-in-the-era-of-practical-magic-hardcover","title":"Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTabitha Stanmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine: it's the year 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they've been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you're facing a trial. Maybe you're looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In medieval and early modern Europe, your first port of call might have been cunning folk: practitioners of \"service magic.\" Neither feared (like witches), nor venerated (like saints), they were essential to daily life. For people across ages, genders, and social ranks, practical magic was a cherished resource for navigating life's many challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn historian Tabitha Stanmore's beguiling account, we meet lovelorn widows, dissolute nobles, selfless healers, and renegade monks. We listen in on Queen Elizabeth I's astrology readings and track treasure hunters trying to unearth buried gold without upsetting the fairies that guard it. Much like us, premodern people lived in a bewildering world, buffeted by forces beyond their control. As Stanmore reveals, their faith in magic has much to teach about how to accommodate the irrational in our allegedly enlightened lives today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charming in every sense, \u003ci\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an immersive reconstruction of a bygone era and a thought-provoking commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTabitha Stanmore, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a specialist in medieval and early modern magic. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter, UK, the first university to offer a master's degree in occult history. She has been interviewed on BBC Radio and TV. Her monograph, \u003ci\u003eLove Spells and Lost Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. \u003ci\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book for general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51992347509037,"sku":"9781639730537","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mLs7aUq7lc9781639730537.webp?v=1776325855","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/cunning-folk-life-in-the-era-of-practical-magic-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}