Hall, Alaric (2005) Getting shot of elves: healing, witchcraft and fairies in the Scottish witchcraft trials. Folklore, 116 (1). pp. 19-36. ISSN 0015-587X
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Abstract
This paper re-examines the evidence of the Scottish witchcraft trials for beliefs associated by scholars with “elf-shot.” Some supposed evidence for elf-shot is dismissed, but other material illuminates the interplay between illness, healing and fairylore in early modern Scotland, and the relationship of these beliefs to witchcraft itself.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2005 The Folklore Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts (Leeds) > School of English (Leeds) |
| ID Code: | 5597 |
| Deposited By: | Repository Officer |
| Deposited On: | 05 Feb 2009 11:16 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2009 11:16 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0015587052000337699 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Identification Number: | doi:10.1080/0015587052000337699 |
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