Owen Davies
@odavies9
Historian of witchcraft, magic, ghosts, religion, folklore & medicine. Vice President of Folklore Society 2023-2026. Also @odavies9.bsky.social
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03-04-2016 14:04:36
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Grumpy pill box.
Don't blame it, having to stand around in a damp field, waiting for a non-existent invasion for 80 years ๐ #shropshire
If anyone in a post-92 would like me to talk to their dept about how to engage media with their research Iโll come & do it for free. Email me at [email protected]
Fascinated by the customs we practice, the legends we tell & the beliefs we follow? Interested in turning this fascination into a Folklore Studies MA University of Hertfordshire? Find out more at the online Let's Talk Postgrad event with me, 4pm 18th June: herts.ac.uk/study/open-dayโฆ
Cunning-women/wise-women. Definitely lots more research to be done on how, in the past, offering magical services provided a source of independent income for women. We'll be covering aspects of this in the Alternative Healers 1834-1948 project.
My new book is out in June ๐
A literary history of #psychedelics with a heroic dose of the sublime โค๏ธ๐
tinyurl.com/ypemr6us