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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey B. Russell , Brooks AlexanderPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Edition: New Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.650kg ISBN: 9780500286340ISBN 10: 0500286345 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 02 April 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface • Introduction: What is a witch? Part I: Sorcery and Historical Witchcraft – 1. Sorcery • 2. The Roots of European Witchcraft • 3. Witchcraft, Heresy and Inquisition • 4. The Witch-craze on the Continent of Europe • 5. Witchcraft in Britain and America • 6. Witchcraft and Society • 7. The Decline of Witchcraft Part II: Modern Witchcraft • 8. Survivals and Revivals • 9. Neopagan Witchcraft: The Sources • 10. Neopagan Witchcraft: The Movement • 11. The Role of WitchcraftReviews'Good stuff … a useful classic updated for witchcraft aficionados' - Fortean Times 'Serious, well argued ... Russell’s book is rich, competently written and intelligently illustrated' - Sunday Times 'Disentangles semantic confusions and vulgar misconceptions, and traces traditions from the pagan world through the medieval heresy hunts and the witch crazes of the 16th and 17th centuries and to the present day' - Guardian 'Disentangles semantic confusions and vulgar misconceptions, and traces traditions from the pagan world through the medieval heresy hunts and the witch crazes of the 16th and 17th centuries and to the present day' - Guardian 'Serious, well argued ... Russell's book is rich, competently written and intelligently illustrated' - Sunday Times 'Good stuff ... a useful classic updated for witchcraft aficionados' - Fortean Times 'Good stuff ... a useful classic updated for witchcraft aficionados' - Fortean Times 'Serious, well argued ... Russell's book is rich, competently written and intelligently illustrated' - Sunday Times 'Disentangles semantic confusions and vulgar misconceptions, and traces traditions from the pagan world through the medieval heresy hunts and the witch crazes of the 16th and 17th centuries and to the present day' - Guardian Author InformationJeffrey B. Russell is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Brooks Alexander is author of Witchcraft Goes Mainstream and has written numerous articles on witchcraft, neo-paganism and other new religious movements. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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