Charms, cures, and vernacular practice
Folk Magic Texts
Folk magic texts and practical traditions covering charms, cures, household rites, prayers, talismans, and vernacular magical practice.
- Texts
- 35
- Authors
- 32
- Range
- 1653 to 1930
Overview
The main subjects, texts, and practices represented in this collection.
Folk Magic is kept separate from witchcraft and grimoires by focusing on vernacular use: charms, cures, protective rites, household practices, and practical techniques embedded in local religious and social life.
- Charms, cures, prayers, protections, and household rites.
- Vernacular magic and practical traditions outside elite ritual systems.
- Folk grimoire material when the local-practice context is primary.
Texts
Key source texts and related works for studying Folk Magic.
Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses
The Authentic Red Dragon and Black Hen
Black Pullet
The Family Herbal
Bilder der Wunderkunst
Secrets of Black Arts
Pow-Wows
Culpeper's Complete Herbal
King's American Dispensatory
Le streghe
Aradia
Grimorium Verum
More Folk Magic Texts
Demonology and Superstitions
Encyclopaedia of Antiquities
Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites
Mysteries of All Nations
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted
Witchcraft and Superstitious Record
History of Human Folly
The Complete Book of Fortune
A babonák könyve
British Goblins
Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Curiosities of Superstition
Error's Chains
Custom and Myth
Transylvanian Superstitions
Strange Pages from Family Papers
Miti, leggende e superstizioni (Vol 1)
The Evil Eye
Myths and Fables of To-Day
Magic and Fetishism
Balder the Beautiful, Volume I
Human Animals
Signs, Omens and Superstitions
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Alchemy texts and commentaries covering transmutation, medicine, allegory, spiritual regeneration, and the symbolic language of the great work.
Demonology
Demonology texts covering spirit hierarchies, possession, exorcism, theological classification, grimoires, and early modern debates on magic.
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Primary grimoire and ceremonial magic texts covering the Key of Solomon, Goetia, pentacles, Abramelin, spirit catalogues, seals, consecrations, and ritual practice.
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