Gypsy Sorcery And Fortune Telling

This book is annotated with a rare biographical sketch of the author, written by Elizabeth Robins Pennell. Mr. Leland has been very industrious in collecting himself the strange lore of "e;what is really the practical religion of all peasants and poor people, that is, their magical ceremonies and medicine; "e; and he also sets forth in an interesting manner very much material derived from authorities little known to the common English reader. Fortune-telling,witch-doctoring, love-philtering, and other kinds of sorcery are very fully illustrated; the volume is, indeed, quite a cyclopedia in its way. Contents:PrefaceChapter I - The Origin Of Witchcraft, Shamanism, And Sorcery-Vindictive And Mischievous MagicChapter Ii - Charms And Conjurations To Cure The Disorders Of Grown PeopleHungarian Gypsy MagicChapter Iii - Gypsy Conjurations And Exorcisms-The Cure Of Children-Hungarian Gypsy Spells-A Curious Old Italian "e;Secret"e;-The Magic Virtue Of Garlic-A Florentine Incantation Learned From A Witch-Lilith, The Child-Stealer, And Queen Of The WitchesChapter Iv - South Slavonian And Other Gypsy Witch-Lore.