Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago

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Wherein Cory discusses seven of the best books for getting started with a serious study of folk magic in North America. These books focus on history and folklore according to regions, and include texts that are mainly academic as well as a few that are more accessible and easy to read.

Books listed:
Grimoires, by Owen Davies (bookshop.org/a/4988/9780199590049)
America Bewitched, by Owen Davies (bookshop.org/a/4988/9780198745389)
Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgement, by David Hall (bookshop.org/a/4988/9780674962163)
Witchcraft in Early North America, by Alison Games (bookshop.org/a/4988/9781442203587)
American Regional Folklore, by Terry Ann Mood (bookshop.org/a/4988/9781576076200)
Buying the Wind, by Richard Dorson (bookshop.org/a/4988/9780226158624)
The Silver Bullet, by Hubert J. Davis (amzn.to/3jjGE9B)

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