Oakmagic Publications

The Cornish Antiquary

akmagic Publications has published a biennial journal devoted to folklore studies, myth, superstition and antiquities. The Cornish Antiquary features articles of original research by leading antiquarians and folklorists of the West Country, biographical material on antiquarians of the past, reprints of hitherto unobtainable material by archaeologists and antiquarians and book reviews of important publications in the field.

The journal runs to six issues and carries a number of unusual line drawings and illustrations executed by 18th and 19th Century artists relating to antiquities of the West Country. The emphasis is on the rich folklore and antiquities of Cornwall itself but the journal invited studies from further afield and features material from across the West Country.

Edited by folklorist and publisher Kelvin I Jones, this venture also features background information on several of the authors whose work has appeared as part of the published list of Oakmagic.

The list of topics covered by this journal include the following:
Witchcraft, lives of the Cornish saints, stone age and iron age antiquities, folk customs and survivals, superstitions, legends and folk tales of Cornwall, Devon etc, articles on Celtic beliefs, magical lore etc.

The following volumes are available:

Vol 1 (May 2000): Sacred Sites of Cornwall; Cornish Faery Folk; Newlyn Bucca; William Bottrell, Master Storyteller; Piskies, Being Piskeyled; John Wesley and The Devil.

Vol 2 (Nov 2000): West Country Cunning Folk; Legends of St Michaels Mount; Cornish Charmers; Cornish Church Paths; Crying The Neck.

Vol 3 (May 2001): Cult of The Fogou; West Country Witchcraft Chronology; Haunted Valley of St Nectan; Witches and Charmers.

Vol 4 (Nov 2001): Pagan Rituals in Cornwall; The Cornish Milpreve Stone; Cornish Cunning Folk; Image Magic; Dark Dorset

Vol 5 (May 2002): Charms and Charming; St Just Bull; Witchcraft Museum, Theo Brown.

Vol 6 (Nov 2002): the last edition.

Issues are available at £3.40 each.

If you would like to order copies, please click here and print out and complete the form.