Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling / Illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes and tales

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Dedication.

CONTENTS.

PREFACE.

CHAPTER I.

THE ORIGIN OF WITCHCRAFT, SHAMANISM, AND SORCERY. VINDICTIVE AND MISCHIEVOUS MAGIC.

CHAPTER II.

CHARMS AND CONJURATIONS TO CURE THE DISORDERS OF GROWN PEOPLE. HUNGARIAN GYPSY MAGIC.

CHAPTER III.

GYPSY CONJURATIONS AND EXORCISMS THE CURE OF

CHAPTER IV.

SOUTH SLAVONIAN AND OTHER GYPSY WITCH-LORE. THE WORDS FOR A

CHAPTER V.

CHARMS OR CONJURATIONS TO CURE OR PROTECT ANIMALS.

CHAPTER VI.

OF PREGNANCY AND CHARMS, OR FOLK-LORE CONNECTED WITH IT BOARS'

CHAPTER VII.

THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY LOVE-CHARMS SHOES AND LOVE-POTIONS, OR PHILTRES.

CHAPTER VIII.

ROUMANIAN AND TRANSYLVANIAN SORCERIES AND SUPERSTITIONS, CONNECTED WITH THOSE OF THE GYPSIES.

CHAPTER IX.

THE RENDEZVOUS OR MEETINGS OF WITCHES, SORCERERS, AND VILAS. A

CHAPTER X.

OF THE HAUNTS, HOMES, AND HABITS OF WITCHES IN THE SOUTH SLAVIC LANDS. BOGEYS AND HUMBUGS.

CHAPTER XI.

GYPSY WITCHCRAFT. THE MAGICAL POWER WHICH IS INNATE IN ALL MEN

CHAPTER XII.

FORTUNE-TELLING ( continued ). ROMANCE BASED ON CHANCE, OR

CHAPTER XIII.

PROVERBS REFERRING TO WITCHES, GYPSIES, AND FAIRIES.

CHAPTER XIV. 1

A GYPSY MAGIC SPELL. HOKKANI B?SO LELLIN DUDIKABIN, OR THE

CHAPTER XV.

GYPSY AMULETS.

CHAPTER XVI.

GYPSIES, TOADS, AND TOAD-LORE.

INDEX.

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