The Process of Research
Google Ngram Viewer
The tool I find most interesting for this week is the google ngram viewer because with it you can view the trend of research on certain subjects. However, what I find truly interesting is by studying the usage of certain word you can learn about individual cultural attitudes.
The Data
One thing I tried to do was to look up different terms for individual cunning folk.
Comparison of the Usage of Different Terms for Individual Cunning Folk<1800-2000
Just from a brief glance at the data it would seem that Wise Man, Conjurer, and Wizard were the most popular terms from 1600-1800. It would also seem that since Wise Man is the most popular of these terms men were mentioned more as cunning folk then women at this time. Of course this is mostly speculation.
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