Magia

Contents

Acknowledgments * xi

Disclaimer * xiii

Introduction * 1

Part I: MYTHOLOGY
1: The World of Spirits * 11
2: Religious Practice * 25
3: Spirits of the Skies * 35
4: Fairies and Nature Spirits * 43
5: The Rosszak * 53
6: Sacred Animals * 65

Part II: DAILY LIFE
7: The Village * 79
8: The Homestead * 87
9: Sacred Food and Drink * 101

Part III: MAGIC
10: The Witch * 113
11: Other Magical Persons * 121
12: Magical Techniques * 129
13: Talismans and Beyond * 139
14: Divination * 149
15: Healing Magic * 157

Part IV: YEARLY CELEBRATIONS
16: Sacred Time * 167
17: Winter * 175
18: Eastertide * 183
19: Spring * 193
20: Summer * 203
21: Autumn * 211
22: Advent * 219
23: Christmas * 227

Part V: RITES OF PASSAGE
24: Coming of Age * 237
25: Love and Marriage * 245
26: Pregnancy and Childbirth * 255
27: Postpartum and Infancy * 263
28: Death: The Final Passage * 273

Conclusion * 285

Appendix A: Pronunciation Guide * 287

Appendix B: Traditional Month Names * 291

Appendix C: Select Festivals and Holidays * 293

Glossary * 297

Sources Consulted * 305

Bibliography * 329

Index * 347

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• Magia, alquimia, hermitismo
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Folk magic; Hungarian folk magic; witch; Slavic magic; Slavic witchcraft; Baba Yaga; Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft; Hungary; ancestor work; ancestor veneration; Magyar magic; Magyar; paganism; spells; book of shadows; folklore