The Magical Adventures of Mary Parish : : The Occult World of Seventeenth-Century London / / Frances Timbers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Timbers, Frances,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Early Modern Studies ; 16
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgments. --; Prologue --; Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit Hole --; Chapter 2: A Cunning Woman --; Chapter 3: The Queen of the Fairies --; Chapter 4: Finding a Familiar --; Chapter 5: Matters of Marriage --; Chapter 6: Sex and Succession --; Chapter 7: The Pleasures of Venus and the Pains of Eve --; Chapter 8: The Traumas of Treasure Hunting --; Chapter 9: Heavenly Hosts --; Chapter 10: Mary's Crucible --; Chapter 11: Plots and Piety --; Epilogue: April 1703 --; Appendix: A Timeline of Mary's Life --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780271091310; 9783110745245
• DOI: 10.1515/9780271091310?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Frances Timbers.

Mary Parish wasn't your ordinary seventeenth-century woman. She was a "cunning woman," who spent her time in the realm of magic, interacting with fairies, hunting for buried treasures, and communicating with the spirit world, along with her partner, the young aristocrat Goodwin Wharton. Drawing largely from Goodwin's personal journals, Frances Timbers reconstructs Mary's life in this microhistory, and explores themes of class, gender, and relationships in seventeenth-century England. Mary's story provides insight into magical beliefs and practices of early modern history, and sheds light on how class and gender affected everyday life.