Fairy Paths and Spirit Roads

Fairy Paths and Spirit Roads examines routes linked with fairy lore, spirit traditions, funeral customs and reports of supernatural activity. Paul Devereux considers both visible tracks and invisible pathways whose locations have been preserved through oral tradition, local belief and changes to building practices.

The book ranges from Britain and Ireland to Mexico and the United States, placing regional accounts within a wider idea of spirit ways. Examples include Mayan white ways, roads associated with Chaco Canyon, and European church paths that carried funeral processions and later became connected with the dead. Historical information, anecdotes, location details and reported sightings combine to show how roads and paths can acquire spiritual meaning.