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Cunning Folk And Familiar Spirits
Cunning may refer to: * Cunning (owarai), a Japanese comedy duo * Cunning folk Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, White magic, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Th ..., a type of folk magician * Cunning (surname), a list of people with Cunning as a surname See also * * * Cunningham (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunning Folk
Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, White magic, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Their services also included thwarting witchcraft. Although some cunning folk were denounced as witches themselves, they made up a minority of those accused, and the commoner, common people generally made a distinction between the two. The name 'cunning folk' originally referred to Cunning folk in Britain, folk-healers and magic-workers in Britain, but the name is now applied as an umbrella term for similar people in other parts of Europe. European names Names given to folk-healers and magic-workers in Europe include: * the Danish ("wise folk")#Dav03, Davies 2003. p. 163. * the Dutch ("magic-doctors") or ("devil-banners") * the Finnish and Karelian ''tietäjät'' ("knowers") * the French ("soothsayer-healers") and ("curse-lifters") * th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunning (surname)
Cunning is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Bobby Cunning (1930–1983), Scottish football player * Cam Cunning (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Conal Cunning (born 1998), Irish hurler * Hugh Cunning (1824–1892), American lawyer and politician in Wisconsin * Kat Cunning (born 1992), American actress and musician * Len Cunning (1950–2020), Canadian ice hockey player * Mike Cunning (born 1958), American professional golfer See also {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
