The Secret Commonwealth: An Essay of the Nature and Actions of the Subterranean (and, for the Most Part) Invisible People, Heretofore Going under the Name of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies
10 best books like The Secret Commonwealth: An Essay of the Nature and Actions of the Subterranean (and, for the Most Part) Invisible People, Heretofore Going under the Name of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (Robert Kirk): The Fairy Bible: The Definitive Guide to the World of Fairies, The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends, Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness, Meeting the Other Crowd, The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore, The Science of Fairy Tales: an Enquiry Into Fairy Mythology, At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things, Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History, The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People
| Author | Teresa Moorey |
| ISBN | 1402745486 |
Fairies of the water, air, and earth, the trees and flowers, the house and hearth: all these mysterious, elusive creatures materialize on the pages of this distinctively beautiful guide to fairyland. Illustrated throughout with captivating artwork in glorious color, it examines fairy legend and...
| Author | W.Y. Evans-Wentz |
| ISBN | 1564147088 |
When I lived in a cabin in Big Sur, I holed up with a copy of Fairy-Faith. It awakened me to the reality of subtle beings indwelling the immense silence of the redwood forests.
Evans-Wenz, who was a friend of Yeats, takes a half-poetic, half-anthropological approach. The most exciting passages...
| Author | Katharine M. Briggs |
| ISBN | 0394502485 |
A book on the themes in northern European -- British, German, Scandinavian -- folklore, with some bits roving farther afield on some themes.
Each chapter has a theme -- passage of time in Fairy, slower or (less typically) faster -- the fairies' moral views (and double standards) on lying and...
| Author | Carole G. Silver |
| ISBN | 0195121996 |
Teeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and the dominant preoccupations of Victorian culture at large. Carole Silver here draws on sources...
| Author | Eddie Lenihan |
| ISBN | 0717136590 |
The Other Crowd', 'The Good People', 'The Wee Folk' and 'Them' are a few of the names given to the fairies by people in Ireland. Honoured for their gifts and feared for their wrath, the fairies remind us to respect both the world we live in and forces we cannot see.
In Meeting the Other Crowd, Eddie...
| Author | W.B. Yeats |
| ISBN | 0486436578 |
Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. "This handful of dreams,"...
| Author | Edwin Sidney Hartland |
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"A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alleged metaphysical spirit or supernatural being.
The fairy is based on the fae of medieval Western European (Old French) folklore...
| Author | Diane Purkiss |
| ISBN | 0814766838 |
At the Bottom of the Garden is a history of fairies from the ancient world to the present. Steeped in folklore and fantasy, it is a rich and diverse account of the part that fairies and fairy stories have played in culture and society.
The pretty pastel world of gauzy-winged things who grant wishes...
Cunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with...
| Author | Thomas Keightley |
| ISBN | 0517263130 |
Finally finished it! Enjoyed it so much. A great collection of folklore from all over the world.
I will caution: not a book to read if you're looking for something light. I was sometimes frustrated by the lack of English in certain sections. Almost all of the Spain section I couldn't read because...
| Author | Caitlín Matthews |
| ISBN | 0892819219 |
Reveals how the ancient Celtic text of the Mabinogion was the mythical predecessor to the legends of King Arthur.
• Revised edition of Arthur and the Sovereignty of Britain (UK) that includes the author's latest research and insights.
• A comprehensive reader's companion with...
| Author | Carol Rose |
| ISBN | 0393317927 |
In more than 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries, readers will meet angels, demons, elves, encantados, fairies, familiars, keremets, nats, nymphs, and many other strange beings from around the world. Carol Rose introduces the reader to the little--and not so little--folk, delightfully various...
| Author | Alwyn Rees |
| ISBN | 0500270392 |
In this widely acclaimed study, Alwyn and Brinley Rees reinterpret Celtic tradition in the light of advances made in the comparative study of religion, mythology and anthropology. Part One considers the distinguishing features of the various Cycle of tales and the personages who figure most prominently...
| Author | Moyra Caldecott |
| ISBN | 0892813571 |
In Celtic myth, the mixture of wise spiritual teaching and dramatic imagery creates new, potent, and disturbing visions. This selection of eleven storiessome more than 3,000 years old focuses on the women of ancient British mythology, from the formidable women warriors who trained heros to fight...
| Author | Emma Wilby |
| ISBN | 1845191803 |
The witchcraft confessions given by Isobel Gowdie in Auldearn, 1662, are widely celebrated as the most extraordinary on record in Britain. Their descriptive power, vivid imagery and contentious subject-matter have attracted considerable interest on both academic and popular levels. This book...
| Author | Alexander Carmichael |
| ISBN | 0863155200 |
Carmina Gadelica is the most complete anthology of Celtic oral tradition ever assembled. During his travels, Alexander Carmichael spent hours with peasants in their huts in front of peat fires listening as they "intoned in a low, recitative manner" these poems and prayers. This unique collection...
Complete Guide to Faeries Magical Beings: Explore the Mystical Realm of the Little People
| Author | Cassandra Eason |
| ISBN | 1578632676 |
If you have ever believed in a world beyond the everyday, this is the book to help you find it. A Complete Guide to Faeries and Magical Beings is a wonderful companion for those who wish to tour an enchanted world. Cassandra Eason begins with the myths, legends, and real evidence surrounding the origins...
Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath
| Author | Carlo Ginzburg |
| ISBN | 0226296938 |
What we have tried to analyze here is not one narrative among many, but the matrix of all possible narratives.
So concludes this Triumph of the Weird. What a Borgesian proclamation! My head spins with the density and erudition displayed in this ethnohistory of an idea, the Sabbath. This was...
The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld
| Author | John Matthews |
| ISBN | 0936878053 |
Para que nadie se lleve a engaños, ni considere que su inocencia le traiciona, decir que este es el relato de cómo una mágica persona sintió la llamada del pueblo de los túmulos y de lo que el enviado de las hadas le contó sobre su naturaleza y el destino de los hombres.
En otras palabras, que...
The Heart of Faerie Oracle - Book & Tarot Cards
| Author | Brian Froud |
| ISBN | 0810988232 |
"Faerie is a tricky place. The answers we receive and the insights we may gain will not always be in a form that we are used to." - The Heart of Faerie Oracle
This book/oracle deck was a gift from a friend. I am a huge admirer of both Brian and Wendy Froud's work, so this was an obvious addition to my collection....
Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe
| Author | Raven Grimassi |
| ISBN | 1567182593 |
Italian Witchcraft (previously titled Ways of the Strega) by respected author Raven Grimassi is more than just a book about Witchcraft. It is a complete Book of Shadows. In it you will find the history of this ancient tradition, its legends and myths, as well as the rituals and rites that you can do today....
