The Magical Adventures of Mary Parish : The Occult World of Seventeenth-Century London /

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Mary Parish wasn't your ordinary seventeenth-century woman. She was a "cunning woman," who spent her time in the realm of magic, interacting with fairies, hunting for buried treasures, and communicating with the spirit world, along with her partner, the young aristocrat Goodwin Wharto...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Timbers, Frances (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021]
Colección:Early Modern Studies ; 16
Temas:
Occultism > England > History > 17th century.
Spiritualism > England > History > 17th century.
Women mediums > England > Biography.
HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments.
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit Hole
  • Chapter 2: A Cunning Woman
  • Chapter 3: The Queen of the Fairies
  • Chapter 4: Finding a Familiar
  • Chapter 5: Matters of Marriage
  • Chapter 6: Sex and Succession
  • Chapter 7: The Pleasures of Venus and the Pains of Eve
  • Chapter 8: The Traumas of Treasure Hunting
  • Chapter 9: Heavenly Hosts
  • Chapter 10: Mary's Crucible
  • Chapter 11: Plots and Piety
  • Epilogue: April 1703
  • Appendix: A Timeline of Mary's Life
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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