Charles Lancelin - La Sorcellerie des Campagnes - 1923

Fascinating illustrated edition of this work, which sits within the literature devoted to popular beliefs, magical practices, and occult traditions that have long occupied an important place in European rural societies - Charles Lancelin, a French author interested in psychic phenomena, esotericism, and mysterious traditions, belongs to a current of thought that, at the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th century, seeks to study manifestations of magic, popular rites, and experiences considered inexplicable by ordinary knowledge - Through a subject as ancient as rural witchcraft, the book invites readers to discover a universe of beliefs where pre-Christian heritages, local religious practices, traditional remedies, orally transmitted tales, and supernatural interpretations of daily events intertwine - Charles Lancelin - La Sorcellerie des Campagnes - SD (Circa 1923) - Henri Durville Fils - 400 Pages. Good condition of the binding, the volume in its original half-leather, marbled boards, signs of use, some minor defects on the cover, spine worn along the nerves, chips on the tail cap, speckled edges, spine with raised cords adorned with gilt fleurons, title and author name gilded on red morocco inlays - Good interior condition, light browning, small vignette on the title page, the work enriched with a few engravings in black both within and outside the text, including a double-page plate, clean text, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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