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
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.
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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. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of English (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2009 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2016 13:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0015587052000337699 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0015587052000337699 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:5597 |