Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100 coyote tail and oral traditions born from

and oral traditions born from the prehistoric sacred landscape of Cornwall

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Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100 coyote tail and oral traditions born fromIn this compelling exploration of language, archaeology, and early medieval literature, Max Dashu illuminates hidden cultural heritages. She shows that the old ethnic names for "witch" signify 'wisewoman, ' 'prophetess, ' 'diviner, ' 'chanter, ' 'herbalist, ' and 'healer.' She fleshes out the oracular ceremonies of the Norse vlur ("staff women"), their incantations and "sitting out" on the land seeking vision. Archaeological finds of their ritual