Quotes by Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins

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On the conversion of the European tribes to Christianity the ancient pagan worship was by no means incontinently abandon — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
It must not be thought, however, that in pagan Ireland Fairyland was altogether conceived as a Hades or place of the dea — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
Here it is necessary briefly to consider the question of the cult of ancestors before venturing farther. The spirits of — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
But I find it necessary to repeat in this particular place that the division into classes, which is so salient a part of — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
At Bealltainn, or May Day, every effort was made to scare away the fairies, who were particularly dreaded at this season — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
It must be understood that in some cases the process by which a god or goddess degenerates into a fairy may occupy centu — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
As Mr. R. U. Sayee has well said: 'It should be clear a priori that fairy lore must have developed as a result of modifi — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins