Cursed Britain
A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed: dark supernatural forces. Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. He takes us on a journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing.
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The writer's attitude is dreadful. I wonder, if you dismiss everything as ‘‘superstition'' if you view the believers in magic and the otherworld as potential criminals and idiots, if you look down on ‘‘folklorists'' and treat them as a synonym to lunatics, why bother? Why did you have to write an entire book about it: And by ‘‘write'' I mean shove a million bits of information in messy, holier-than-thou attitude and constant reminders of your extensive research. Not to mention the fact that you can't decide whether magic exists, whether it is evil, whether black magic is EVERYWHERE around us (because this is what the writer believes and it is laughable)
Also ‘'modern'' Britain? More like Victorian Britain.
Your stupidity is showing and it's ridiculous. I pity this man's students.
