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  • Making Witches

    Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells

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    Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch tradition, looking at why certain people acquired reputations as witches, and why others considered themselves bewitched. The tales that emerge - despite their seemingly fantastic elements of spells and black heart ... Read more

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    Series Book 88 - Social and Economic Studies
    Fairies might be good or bad, and encounters with them funny or fatal. They can take on the form of people or animals, or they may have no form at all, as when a person walking in the woods is “led astray” by some irresistible force. This variability in fairies is matched by the diversity of human attitudes about them.Barbara Rieti’s study began in 1983 when she met a young man who told her that ... Read more

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  • Making Witches

    Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells

    by Barbara Rieti ...
    There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends. Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch ... Read more

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    Making Witches

    Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells

    by Barbara Rieti ...
    Narrated by Anita Best, Kenzie Delo ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 16 min

    There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends.Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch ... Read more

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