Cunning Folk

Life in the Era of Practical Magic
by Tabitha Stanmore
Hardback 

In Medieval and early Modern Europe your first port of call might well have been cunning folk: practitioners of 'service magic'. These folk were essential to everyday life at a time when the supernatural was surprisingly mundane. For people from all walks of life practical magic was a cherished resource with which to navigate life's many challenges.
From treasure hunters, Elizabeth 1's astrology readings, lovelorn widows and renegade monks to name a few, folks faith in magic has much to teach us about how we accomodate ourselves to the irrational in our allegedly enlightened lives today.