Love spells and lost treasure : service magic in England from the later Middle Ages to the early Modern era / Tabitha Stanmore (University of Exeter)

"Magic is ubiquitous across the world and throughout history. Yet if witchcraft is acknowledged as a persistent presence in the medieval and early modern eras, practical magic by contrast -- performed to a useful end for payment, and actually more common than malign spellcasting -- has been ove...

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