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The Magical Adventures of Mary Parish

The Occult World of Seventeenth-Century London
  • ISBN-13: 9781612481432
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY
  • By Frances Timbers
  • Price: AUD $86.99
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  • Local release date: 15/03/2016
  • Format: Hardback 224 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: British & Irish history [HBJD1]
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Mary Parish wasn’t your ordinary seventeenth-century woman. She was a “cunning woman,” who spent her time in the realm of magic, interacting with fairies, hunting for buried treasures, and communicating with the spirit world, along with her partner, the young aristocrat Goodwin Wharton. Drawing largely from Goodwin’s personal journals, Frances Timbers reconstructs Mary’s life in this microhistory, and explores themes of class, gender, and relationships in seventeenth-century England.  Mary’s story provides insight into magical beliefs and practices of early modern history, and sheds light on how class and gender affected everyday life.


Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 2: A Cunning Woman

Chapter 3: The Queen of the Fairies

Chapter 4: Finding a Familiar

Chapter 5: Matters of Marriage

Chapter 6: Sex and Succession

Chapter 7: The Pleasures of Venus and the Pains of Eve

Chapter 8: The Traumas of Treasure Hunting

Chapter 9: Heavenly Hosts

Chapter 10: Mary’s Crucible

Chapter 11: Plots and Piety

Epilogue: April 1703

Appendix: A Timeline of Mary’s Life

Bibliography

Index

About the Author


“The newest addition to the outstanding 'Early Modern Studies Series' from Truman State University Press, The Magical Adventures of Mary Parish: The Occult World of Seventeenth-Century London is an outstanding contribution to academic library 17th Century British Spiritualism and Metaphysical Studies reference collections. Enhanced with the inclusion of historical illustrations, an informative Prologue, and a thirteen page Index, it should be noted for academia and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the history of Western Metaphysics.”

—Margaret Lane, Midwest Book Review

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