Victorian supernatural folklore history
William Henry Davenport Adams
1828 – 1891
English journalist and prolific author, William Henry Davenport Adams wrote extensively on history, natural phenomena, and the occult. His 1889 work Witch, Warlock, and Magician surveys magic, witchcraft, and alchemy in England and Scotland from the medieval period through the 17th century, profiling figures such as John Dee, William Lilly, and the English Rosicrucians.
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Folk Magic
Folk magic texts and practical traditions covering charms, cures, household rites, prayers, talismans, and vernacular magical practice.
Comparative Religion
Comparative religion texts on ritual, myth, sacrifice, belief, ancient religion, and cross-cultural theories of sacred practice.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
Anthropology of Religion
Anthropological texts on ritual, animism, totemism, taboo, early religion, culture, and theories of belief formation.
Astrology and Divination
Astrology and divination texts on zodiacal symbolism, astrological doctrine, geomancy, dream interpretation, and related predictive arts.
Eastern Religion and Yoga
Eastern religion and yoga texts covering Hindu, Taoist, yogic, dharmic, and Asian philosophical works represented in the archive.
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