The Silver Bough, Volume 1A marvellous and indispensible treasury of Scottish folklore and folk belief from the world of Celtic magic, gods and fairies, to the prophesies of the Brahan seer, second sight, witchcraft, earth magic, selkies, changelings and a host of traditional spells and cures. The Silver Bough involved many years of research into both living and recorded folklore, and remains a classic of literature. |
Contents
Introductory | 1 |
Ethnic Origins of the Festivals | 170 |
The Gods | 177 |
Copyright | |
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