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A Popular History Of Witchcraft
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Author : Montague Summers
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2020-07-14
A Popular History Of Witchcraft written by Montague Summers and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
First published in 1937, this volume offers an overview of witchcraft and its practices and history, written by Montague Summers. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 – 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves—all of which he believed to be very much real. He also wrote the first English translation of the infamous 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the “Malleus Maleficarum”, in 1928. Contents include: “Of the Practice and Profession of Witchcraft; of the Contact; and the Familiar”, “Of the Practice of Witchcraft; of the Malice and Mischief of Witches; of the Devi's Mark; and of the Grimore”, “Of the Witch Covens and their Grand Masters; of their Journey to the Sabbat; and of the Sabbat Orgy”, etc. Other notable works by this author include: “Witchcraft and Black Magic” (1946) and “The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism” (1947). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Witchcraft The Devil And Emotions In Early Modern England
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Author : Charlotte-Rose Millar
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-07-14
Witchcraft The Devil And Emotions In Early Modern England written by Charlotte-Rose Millar and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-14 with History categories.
This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays the role of the Devil in English witchcraft and instead highlights the crucial role that the Devil, often in the form of a familiar spirit, took in English witchcraft belief. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a complex web of emotionally implicated accusers, victims, witnesses, and supposed perpetrators. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch’s links with the Devil. This book, then, has two main objectives. First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.
Vexed With Devils
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Author : Erika Gasser
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2017-07-07
Vexed With Devils written by Erika Gasser and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-07 with History categories.
Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England. Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of interpretation, and sometimes public opinion, if these symptoms were visited upon the victim, or if they came from within. Both early modern England and colonial New England had cases that blurred the line between witchcraft and demonic possession, most famously, the Salem witch trials. While historians acknowledge some similarities in witch trials between the two regions, such as the fact that an overwhelming majority of witches were women, the histories of these cases primarily focus on local contexts and specifics. In so doing, they overlook the ways in which manhood factored into possession and witchcraft cases. Vexed with Devils is a cultural history of witchcraft-possession phenomena that centers on the role of men and patriarchal power. Erika Gasser reveals that witchcraft trials had as much to do with who had power in the community, to impose judgement or to subvert order, as they did with religious belief. She argues that the gendered dynamics of possession and witchcraft demonstrated that contested meanings of manhood played a critical role in the struggle to maintain authority. While all men were not capable of accessing power in the same ways, many of the people involved—those who acted as if they were possessed, men accused of being witches, and men who wrote possession propaganda—invoked manhood as they struggled to advocate for themselves during these perilous times. Gasser ultimately concludes that the decline of possession and witchcraft cases was not merely a product of change over time, but rather an indication of the ways in which patriarchal power endured throughout and beyond the colonial period. Vexed with Devils reexamines an unnerving time and offers a surprising new perspective on our own, using stories and voices which emerge from the records in ways that continue to fascinate and unsettle us.
Witchcraft And Black Magic
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Author : Montague Summers
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-16
Witchcraft And Black Magic written by Montague Summers and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-16 with History categories.
Historical overview of demonology and the occult defines witchcraft and examines ceremonial practices, the casting of spells and conjuring, celebration of the Black Mass, and much more. A masterfully written, highly readable work.
Servants Of Satan
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Author : Joseph Klaits
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1987-02-22
Servants Of Satan written by Joseph Klaits and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-02-22 with History categories.
This is the first book to consider the general course and significance of the European witch craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries since H.R. Trevor-Roper's classic and pioneering study appeared some fifteen years ago. Drawing upon the advances in historical and social-science scholarship of the past decade and a half, Joseph Klaits integrates the recent appreciations of witchcraft in regional studies, the history of popular culture, anthropology, sociology, and psychology to better illuminate the place of witch hunting in the context of social, political, economic and religious change. "In all, Klaits has done a good job. Avoiding the scandalous and sensational, he has maintained throughout, with sensitivity and economy, an awareness of the uniqueness of the theories and persecutions that have fascinated scholars now for two decades and are unlikely to lose their appeal in the foreseeable future." —American Historical Review "This is a commendable synthesis whose time has come. . . . fascinating . . . " —The Sixteenth Century Journal " . . . comprehensive and clearly written . . . An excellent book . . . " —Choice "Impeccable research and interpretation stand behind this scholarly but not stultifying account . . . " —Booklist "A good, solid, general treatment . . . " —Erik Midelfort "Servants of Satan is a well written, easy to read book, and the bibliography is a good source of secondary materials for further reading." —Journal of American Folklore
A Popular History Of Witchcraft Rle Witchcraft
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Author : Montague Summers
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-05-23
A Popular History Of Witchcraft Rle Witchcraft written by Montague Summers and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-23 with History categories.
This is a comprehensive guide to the practices of witchcraft from their inception to the present day. Summers argues that all witchcraft is essentially the same, regardless of geographical location. He examines the practices of the cult in great detail, and its historical progression, within the context of the 1736 Repeal Act of George II.
The History Of Witchcraft And Demonology
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Author : Montague Summers
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2007-07-30
The History Of Witchcraft And Demonology written by Montague Summers and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-30 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This classic of esoterica explores witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, damnation, Satanism, and every variety of magic. Written by the field's foremost scholar, it features colorful, little-known anecdotes about witches, devils, and their arts. It also provides numerous historical accounts of witch trials and surveys the role of witches in literature.
Between The Devil And The Host
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Author : Michael Ostling
language : en
Publisher: Past & Present Book
Release Date : 2011-11-03
Between The Devil And The Host written by Michael Ostling and has been published by Past & Present Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with History categories.
For the first time in English, Michael Ostling tells the story of the imagined Polish witches, showing how ordinary peasant-women got caught in webs of suspicion and accusation, finally confessing under torture to the most heinous of crimes.
Witches And Demons
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Author : Jean La Fontaine
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Witches And Demons written by Jean La Fontaine and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Social Science categories.
Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.
The Book Of Witches
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Author : Oliver Madox Hueffer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908
The Book Of Witches written by Oliver Madox Hueffer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Witchcraft categories.