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Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Their services also included thwarting witchcraft. Although some cunning folk were denounced as witches themselves, they made up a minority of those accused, and the common people generally made a distinction between the two. The name 'cunning folk' originally referred to folk-healers and magic-workers in Britain, but the name is now applied as an umbrella term for similar people in other parts of Europe.

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  • Cunning folk (en)
  • Kloka gummor och gubbar (sv)
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  • Klok gumma, klok gubbe, eller viskarl, även kallade de kloka eller botare, var en term för människor i det gamla bya- och bondesamhället som anlitades för att bota sjukdomar genom ovetenskaplig folkmedicin. Denna sed fanns kvar till långt in på 1900-talet, tills läkare blev mer tillgängliga för allmänheten. Traditionella utövare av ovetenskaplig folkmedicin kallas med en modern folkloristisk term, även för botare. (sv)
  • Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Their services also included thwarting witchcraft. Although some cunning folk were denounced as witches themselves, they made up a minority of those accused, and the common people generally made a distinction between the two. The name 'cunning folk' originally referred to folk-healers and magic-workers in Britain, but the name is now applied as an umbrella term for similar people in other parts of Europe. (en)
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