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BOOK - James Eveillard & Patrick Huchet, collection "Mém - Lot 964
BOOK - James Eveillard & Patrick Huchet, collection "Mémoires", Ouest-France éd 2006 - 26x19 cm. POPULAR BELIEFS and RITES.
Prehistoric paintings, mysterious megaliths, Druidic ceremonies... For thousands of years, France has witnessed the worship of fire, water, trees and stones...
In the early days of the Christian era, the Church put an end to these pagan beliefs and superstitions, and sent magicians and witches to the stake as heretics.
But do you know that in the 21st century, women still rub themselves against certain menhirs that have the power of fertility? that the "pas de la Vierge" rock in the Deux Sèvres region is still the object of devotion, and that the "good fountains" of Limousin, Auvergne and Brittany are still frequented for their therapeutic virtues. The votive trees of Cussac/Haute vienne, the Lunade procession celebrated in Tulle etc... Healers, magnetizers... wobbly stones, judgment stones... relics, fairies, offering fountains...
128pages - 200 illustrations.
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