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Reading Witchcraft
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Author : Marion Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-08
Reading Witchcraft written by Marion Gibson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-08 with History categories.
In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft are far from straight forward or reliable. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book sheds new light on early modern people's responses to witches and on the sometimes bizarre flexibility of the human imagination.
Reading Witchcraft
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Author : Marion Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
Reading Witchcraft written by Marion Gibson and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Trials (Witchcraft) categories.
Reading Witchcraft explores the stories told by and about 'witches' and their 'victims', and questions what can be recovered from their trial records, pamphlets and personal accounts. It is an invaluable study of witchcraft stories.
Reading Witchcraft
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Author : Marion Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
Reading Witchcraft written by Marion Gibson and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Reading Witchcraft explores the stories told by and about 'witches' and their 'victims', and questions what can be recovered from their trial records, pamphlets and personal accounts. It is an invaluable study of witchcraft stories.
The Witchcraft Reader
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Author : Darren Oldridge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-09-04
The Witchcraft Reader written by Darren Oldridge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-04 with History categories.
The Witchcraft Reader offers a wide range of historical perspectives on the subject of witchcraft in a single, accessible volume, exploring the enduring hold that it has on human imagination. The witch trials of the late Middle Ages and the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have inspired a huge and expanding scholarly literature, as well as an outpouring of popular representations. This fully revised and enlarged third edition brings together many of the best and most important works in the field. It explores the origins of witchcraft prosecutions in learned and popular culture, fears of an imaginary witch cult, the role of religious division and ideas about the Devil, the gendering of suspects, the making of confessions and the decline of witch beliefs. An expanded final section explores the various "revivals" and images of witchcraft that continue to flourish in contemporary Western culture. Equipped with an extensive introduction that foregrounds significant debates and themes in the study of witchcraft, providing the extracts with a critical context, The Witchcraft Reader is essential reading for anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.
The Witchcraft Reader
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Author : Darren Oldridge
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2002
The Witchcraft Reader written by Darren Oldridge and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The excellent reader offers a selection of the best historical writing on witchcraft, exploring how belief in witchcraft began, and the social and context in which this belief flourished.
Witchcraft And Sorcery
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Author : Max Marwick
language : en
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date : 1982
Witchcraft And Sorcery written by Max Marwick and has been published by Penguin (Non-Classics) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Anthropology categories.
Part One looks at the different approaches to the topic, and includes an extract from Evans-Pritchard's classic study of the Azande. Part Two samples the rich ethnography of witchcraft, and contains papers on the European and Salem witch-hunts. Part Three looks at theories of witchcraft and particularly at how witchcraft and cultist movements are often indicators of social strain. Part Four looks at the urbanization of modern witchcraft and Part Five at the way in which witch-beliefs throw light on other problems.
European Magic And Witchcraft
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Author : Martha Rampton
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2018-01-01
European Magic And Witchcraft written by Martha Rampton and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with History categories.
Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century. In over 80 readings presented chronologically, Rampton demonstrates how understandings of and reactions toward magic changed and developed over time, and how these ideas were influenced by various factors such as religion, science, and law. The wide-ranging texts emphasize social history and include early Merovingian law codes, the Picatrix, Lombard's Sentences, The Golden Legend, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. By presenting a full spectrum of source types including hagiography, law codes, literature, and handbooks, this collection provides readers with a broad view of how magic was understood through the medieval and early modern eras. Rampton's introduction to the volume is a passionate appeal to students to use tolerance, imagination, and empathy when travelling back in time. The introductions to individual readings are deliberately minimal, providing just enough context so that students can hear medieval voices for themselves.
Witchcraft The Basics
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Author : Marion Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-06-14
Witchcraft The Basics written by Marion Gibson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with History categories.
Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft. Key topics discussed within the book include: The role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft The laws and treatises written against witchcraft The representation of witchcraft in early modern literature The representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film Scholarly approaches to witchcraft through time The relationship between witchcraft and paganism With an extensive further reading list, summaries and questions to consider at the end of each chapter, Witchcraft: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this controversial issue in human culture, which is still very much alive today.
Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft
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Author : Marion Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-27
Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft written by Marion Gibson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-27 with History categories.
Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft is an exploration of witchcraft in the literature of Britain and America from the 16th and 17th centuries through to the present day. As well as the themes of history and literature (politics and war, genre and intertextuality), the book considers issues of national identity, gender and sexuality, race and empire, and more. The complex fascination with witchcraft through the ages is investigated, and the importance of witches in the real world and in fiction is analysed. The book begins with a chapter dedicated to the stories and records of witchcraft in the Renaissance and up until the English Civil War, such as the North Berwick witches and the work of the ‘Witch Finder Generall’ Matthew Hopkins. The significance of these accounts in shaping future literature is then presented through the examination of extracts from key texts, such as Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Middleton’s The Witch, among others. In the second half of the book, the focus shifts to a consideration of the Romantic rediscovery of Renaissance witchcraft in the eighteenth century, and its further reinvention and continued presence throughout the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the establishment of witchcraft studies as a subject in its own right, the impact of the First World War and end of the British Empire on witchcraft fiction, the legacy of the North Berwick, Hopkins and Salem witch trials, and the position of witchcraft in culture, including filmic and televisual culture, today. Equipped with an extensive list of primary and secondary sources, Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft is essential reading for all students of witchcraft in modern British and American culture and early modern history and literature.
Witches Collection
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Author : Pierre Macedo
language : en
Publisher: Leirbag Press
Release Date : 2020-11-03
Witches Collection written by Pierre Macedo and has been published by Leirbag Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-03 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In a single book, you have access to the best-selling The Ultimate Book of Magic and Witchcraft: A How-To Book on the Practice of Magic Rituals and Spells and Wicca - Quick Guide for Practitioners, plus a Tarot reading app you can use on your Android phone. BOOK 01: THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT Transform Your Life with Real Spells, Rituals, and Other Practices Taught in This Book The keyword of this book is practicality. It is intended for those who want to practice magic without having to read long theoretical books. The Ultimate Book of Magic and Witchcraft allows you to use magic immediately after opening it. It contains a variety of exclusive spells and rituals, such as love, money, beauty, evocations, protection. It also introduces the reader to magical sigils, such as spirit and planetary sigils. No other book teaches the right way to evoke Lucifer and Michael. No other book gives a detailed beauty ritual with the Norse gods Frey and Freya or a powerful love spell with the mysterious Lilith. No other author ever covered so many subjects, from love to planetary magic, in a single work, as Pierre Macedo did. No matter if you are a white or black magic practitioner, a Wicca follower, or if you need some spiritual help, this work was written for you. Now you have in your hands the key to change the course of your life. Here’s a Small Sample of What You Will Find in This Book of Witchcraft, Rituals and Magic Spells Instructions on how to prepare yourself to perform rituals, cast spells, etc. White magic spells Black magic spells Love spells Manipulation spells Breaking and cleansing spells Magical evocation: instructions on how to summon spirits Planetary magic It’s worth mentioning that this book contains real spells, rituals, and other witchcraft practices that work if you follow all the instructions provided. BOOK 02: WICCA - QUICK GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS This book provides all the necessary information you need to create any rituals and spells. It contains lists of spirits you can work with, planets, incense for every occasion, candles, herbs, and many more. All the following areas are covered in this guide. • Friendship • Love • Marriage • Sexual Attraction • Pregnancy • Message / Contact • Health / Healing • Protection • Purification • Enemies • Lucid Dream • Divination • Money • Luck and Success • Beauty It also comes with two exclusive spells for money and love. PRACTICAL TAROT READING Read Tarot cards without a physical deck. Practical Tarot Reading uses the 22 Major Arcana to answer questions just like a traditional reading, but better. Our shuffling algorithm guarantees a completely random shuffling. In other words, it's impossible to predict or control how the cards are presented on the screen, and that's what makes this app so accurate.