“If we turn now to such vestiges of cult as are associated otherwise than with time and season, we discover a definite… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“As Mr. R. U. Sayee has well said: 'It should be clear a priori that fairy lore must have developed as a… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“But I find it necessary to repeat in this particular place that the division into classes, which is so salient a part… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“But this is not to say that a highly specialized body of belief such as that associated with Faerie is not capable… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“As regards the prohibition on the utterance of the fairy name by mortals, either that of the species as a whole, or… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Here it is necessary briefly to consider the question of the cult of ancestors before venturing farther. The spirits of the departed… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“At Bealltainn, or May Day, every effort was made to scare away the fairies, who were particularly dreaded at this season. In… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“In my view the study of fairy origins assumes a greater degree of importance than popular opinion is wont to concede to… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“It must be understood that in some cases the process by which a god or goddess degenerates into a fairy may occupy… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“All three of the English types I have mentioned can, I think, be accounted for as the results of the presence of… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Robert Kirk believed the fairies to be the doubles or, as he called them, the 'co-walkers' of men, which accompanied them through… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“I should add, however, that, particularly on the occasion of Samhain, bonfires were lit with the express intention of scaring away the… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“It must not be thought, however, that in pagan Ireland Fairyland was altogether conceived as a Hades or place of the dead.… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“To sum up: all nature-spirits are not the same as fairies; nor are all fairies nature-spirits. The same applies to the relationship… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“In all likelihood fairies of larger stature were ancient gods in a state of decay, while their diminutive congeners were the swarming… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“...some evidence seems to exist that an idea prevailed that in the fairy sphere there is a reversal of the seasons, our… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Some discussion of the nature and temperament of the fairies is necessary in view of its possible bearing on their origin. J.… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“And even these ((the common hill fairy, the standard elf of folk-lore) are in danger of being banished into the limbo of… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“This brings me to the question of the antiquity of the belief in fairies and to the associated problem of the existence… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“On the conversion of the European tribes to Christianity the ancient pagan worship was by no means incontinently abandoned. So wholesale had… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Quite a number of writers comment on the decidedly human character of the fairies, but it must be obvious that practically all… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“If we turn now to such vestiges of cult as are associated otherwise than with time and season, we discover a definite recognition of… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“As Mr. R. U. Sayee has well said: 'It should be clear a priori that fairy lore must have developed as a result of… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“But I find it necessary to repeat in this particular place that the division into classes, which is so salient a part of modern… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“But this is not to say that a highly specialized body of belief such as that associated with Faerie is not capable of subsidiary… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“As regards the prohibition on the utterance of the fairy name by mortals, either that of the species as a whole, or of individuals,… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Here it is necessary briefly to consider the question of the cult of ancestors before venturing farther. The spirits of the departed are believed… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“At Bealltainn, or May Day, every effort was made to scare away the fairies, who were particularly dreaded at this season. In the West… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“In my view the study of fairy origins assumes a greater degree of importance than popular opinion is wont to concede to it. Indeed,… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“It must be understood that in some cases the process by which a god or goddess degenerates into a fairy may occupy centuries, and… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“All three of the English types I have mentioned can, I think, be accounted for as the results of the presence of different cultures,… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Robert Kirk believed the fairies to be the doubles or, as he called them, the 'co-walkers' of men, which accompanied them through life, and… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“I should add, however, that, particularly on the occasion of Samhain, bonfires were lit with the express intention of scaring away the demonic forces… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
