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7/20/2008
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Kirk Papers Reveal Charmed Cows
Author: BBC News Source: BBC News
Title: KIRK PAPERS REVEAL CHARMED COWS
Kirk session records have revealed examples of Highlanders using so-called good and bad magic on cattle.
Dr Karen Cullen, of higher education institute UHI, trawled the papers in her research for a lecture - Charmed Cows and Contentious Neighbours.
She found one minister who "dressed up" practical advice on better hygiene as a charm to allay a parishioner's fears.
The practice of charming to either protect or harm livestock was used during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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