{"product_id":"2940012657640","title":"Powerful Traditions: Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling","description":"Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling by Charles G. Leland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gypsies, who call themselves Rom or Romany, are a nomadic culture which originated in India during the Middle Ages. They migrated widely, particularly to Europe, where they worked as farm laborers, metal workers, scrap dealers, and horse traders. They also made a living as entertainers, fortune tellers, and grifters. Persecuted by the Nazis, and discriminated against to this day, the Rom have a long tradition of magic and shamanism. As Leland points out, these practices have parallels with those of other traditional pagan cultures around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book discusses spells, incantations and talismans used within Rom culture, as well as the more practical magic they use in their interaction with the Gorgios--the non-Gypsies. It is this latter topic which provides some of the most interesting and instructional reading. Leland gives some generalized methods of fortune-telling which any prospective psychic would do well to study; as well as the details of the 'Great Secret', a magic trick in which all of your money disappears...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGypsy life has a romantic appeal, and Leland, who popularized Gypsy lore in this and other books played no small part in this image-making. However, Leland makes it abudantly clear that life on the road was hard. The Rom people are to be admired for their survival skills in a hostile world, and for the longevity and persistance of their culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special eBook edition of the Gothic text and Active Index for easy Chapter navigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eChapter I: The Origin of Witchcraft, Shamanism and Sorcery\u003cbr\u003eChapter II: Charms and Conjurations to Cure the Disorders of Grown People\u003cbr\u003eChapter III: Gypsy Conjurations and Exorcisms\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: South Slavonian and other Gypsy Witch-lore\u003cbr\u003eChapter V: Charms or Conjurations to Cure or Protect Animals\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: Of Pregnancy and Charms\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII: The Recovery of Stolen Property, Love Charms\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII: Roumanian and Transylvanian Sorceries and Superstitions\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX: The Meetings of Witches\u003cbr\u003eChapter X: Of the Haunts, Homes and Habits of Witches in the South Slavic Lands\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI: Gypsy Witchcraft—Magical Power and Fortune-telling\u003cbr\u003eChapter XII: Fortune-Telling (continued)\u003cbr\u003eChapter XIII: Proverbs Referring to Witches, Gypsies and Fairies\u003cbr\u003eChapter XIV: A Gypsy Magic Spell—The Great Secret\u003cbr\u003eChapter XV: Gypsy Amulets\u003cbr\u003eChapter XVI: Gypsies, Toads and Toad-lore","brand":"Gothic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078956466416,"sku":"2940012657640","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012657640_p0.jpg?v=1763571390","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012657640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}