A New History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans

Author:   Jeffrey B. Russell ,  Brooks Alexander
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   New Edition
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9780500286340


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   02 April 2007
Format:   Paperback
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A New History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans


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Author:   Jeffrey B. Russell ,  Brooks Alexander
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   New Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9780500286340


ISBN 10:   0500286345
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   02 April 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface • 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 Witchcraft

Reviews

'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 Information

Jeffrey 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.

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