Scottish Charms and Amulets

This ground-breaking and invaluable work takes a look at the many different charms and amulets found in Scotland that have been used in traditional rites of healing, divination, and protection against witchcraft, fairies and other kinds of supernatural dangers.

Describing the kinds of rites that were performed, and the charms or prayers that were said, Black also gives detailed descriptions and illustrations of the many different charms found across Scotland, from the famous and precious healing crystals kept by prestigious clans, to the rowan charms, "mare stones" and the mysterious adder beads.