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Excerpt from Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland: Witchcraft, Fairy Lore, Wraiths, Death Customs, Ghost Lore, Witch Trials, Brownie Lore, Warnings, Funeral Ceremony, Haunted Houses
In gathering together the available material bearing upon such matters, more particularly in the direction of witchcraft, fairy-lore, death warn ings, funeral ceremony and ghost story, the author trusts that by recording the results of his gleanings much as they have been received, and without at all attempting to subject them to higher analysis or criticism, a truer aspect and re?ection of the in?uence of superstition upon the social life of those older days, may be all the more adequately presented.
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In gathering together the available material bearing upon such matters, more particularly in the direction of witchcraft, fairy-lore, death warn ings, funeral ceremony and ghost story, the author trusts that by recording the results of his gleanings much as they have been received, and without at all attempting to subject them to higher analysis or criticism, a truer aspect and re?ection of the in?uence of superstition upon the social life of those older days, may be all the more adequately presented.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - John Maxwell Wood
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ISBN - 9780331828023
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 390
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ISBN - 9781334318634
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