Scottish Gaelic folklore and fairy belief
John Gregorson Campbell
1836 – 1891
John Gregorson Campbell was a Scottish Free Church minister serving the parishes of Tiree and Coll in Argyll who devoted his life to collecting and preserving the oral traditions, folklore, fairy beliefs, and supernatural lore of the Scottish Gaelic-speaking Highlands and Islands. His posthumously published works — Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (1900) and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands (1902) — remain primary sources for the study of Celtic fairy tradition, the second sight, and Highland magical practice. His meticulous fieldwork captured a living oral tradition on the verge of extinction, making his collections essential for scholars of Celtic esotericism and fairy faith.
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Witchcraft
Witchcraft texts on trials, accusations, maleficium, popular magic, demonological theory, and the social history of magical practice.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
Astrology and Divination
Astrology and divination texts on zodiacal symbolism, astrological doctrine, geomancy, dream interpretation, and related predictive arts.
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