The magical universe : everyday ritual and magic in pre-modern Europe / Stephen Wilson.

London ; New York : Hambledon and London, 2000.

xxx, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

I. Agriculture. 1. House, work and the land -- 2. Calendar customs and agrarian saints -- 3. The weather -- 4. Livestock -- II. The life-cycle. 5. Human fertility and marriage -- 6. Conception and pregnancy -- 7. Childbirth : delivery and first days -- 8. Childbirth : omens and strange births -- 9. Baptism, godparents and naming -- 10. Mother and child -- 11. Death and the dead -- III. Disease and healing. 12. Illness, doctors and religion -- 13. Folk-healers and magical cures -- IV. Divination and signs. 14. Divination and signs -- V. The elements of magic. 15. Magical power : persons, spirits and animals -- 16. Magical power : things, words and gestures -- 17. Magic and religion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-532) and index.