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Witches And Witchcraft

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Author : Rebecca Stefoff
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2007

Witches And Witchcraft written by Rebecca Stefoff and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

"A critical exploration of witches and witchcraft"--Provided by publisher.

Investigating Witches And Witchcraft

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Author : Therese Shea
language : en
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-01

Investigating Witches And Witchcraft written by Therese Shea and has been published by Britannica Educational Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

The Wicked Witch of the West's cackling threat, "I'll get you, my pretty. . ." from the Wizard of Oz might be as memorable and instantly recognizable as a witch's iconic pointy-hatted crone image. This volume delves into the stereotypical image of witches and their newts, caldrons, and headwear and investigates their historical origins. Historical fact and imaginative fiction are carefully sorted through, with reference to literature, films, and other forms of pop culture. Modern-day news stories and events remind readers that witches and witchcraft are by no means a thing of the past, though they are ripe for reappraisal.

Witches And Witchcraft

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Author : Dean Miller
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-01-01

Witches And Witchcraft written by Dean Miller and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Magical phenomenon, pagan worship, sorcery, and religion have all at one time been thought of as witchcraft. Witches, were labeled magical wizards, or sorcerers who had powers to conjure ill feeling or will toward non-magical people. These ideas predate the Anglo-Saxon period. This engaging and meticulously illustrated atlas reveals cultural ideas, from a global perspective, about witches and witchcraft, their place in their society, and the sometimes cruel punishments they were subjected to. Sidebars and boxes highlight interesting facts, glossary, an index, and resources for further study conclude this fascinating book.

Lights Camera Witchcraft

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Author : Heather Greene
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2021-10-08

Lights Camera Witchcraft written by Heather Greene and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

Follow the Witch Through Decades of American Entertainment Deviant mistress of the dark arts. Goddess worshipper dancing in the moonlight. Crystal-wielding bookworm with a black hat and broom. We recognize the witch because no industry has been quite so influential in shaping our vision of her as Hollywood. This comprehensive book delves into the fascinating history of witchcraft and witches in American film and television. From Joan the Woman and The Wizard of Oz to Carrie and Charmed, author and film scholar Heather Greene explores how these movies and TV shows helped influence the public image of the witch and profoundly affected how women negotiate their power in a patriarchal society. Greene presents more than two hundred examples spanning silent reels to present-day blockbusters. As you travel through each decade, you'll discover compelling insights into the intersection of entertainment, critical theory, gender studies, and spirituality.

The Dark Wind

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Author : Gary R. Varner
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-01-03

The Dark Wind written by Gary R. Varner and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-03 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

The Dark Wind provides a survey of witches around the world, their prehistoric origin and how society has viewed them throughout history. Folklorist Gary R. Varner explores the use of magic, spells and curses among indigenous groups as well as state approved religions such as those observed in ancient Rome and Greece, and how even contemporary Christianity uses many of the same "magic" combinations. Also examined is the current "witch craze" in several countries where thousands are being killed as witches, the underlying reasons for this tragedy and the history of anti-witchcraft laws. The Dark Wind is a book for everyone interested in anthropology, archaeology, ancient history, religion and the occult. Illustrated with contemporary woodcuts and drawings. The author is a member of the American Folklore Society and the Foundation for Mythological Studies.

The Witch

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Author : Ronald Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-01

The Witch written by Ronald Hutton and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Social Science categories.

This “magisterial account” explores the fear of witchcraft across the globe from the ancient world to the notorious witch trials of early modern Europe (The Guardian, UK). The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In The Witch, historian Ronald Hutton sets the European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and the Americas, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated. “[A] panoptic, penetrating book.”—Malcolm Gaskill, London Review of Books

The Literature Of Witchcraft

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Author : Brian P. Levack
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1992

The Literature Of Witchcraft written by Brian P. Levack and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Demoniac possession categories.

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Beyond The Witch Trials

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Author : Owen Davies
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2004-11-27

Beyond The Witch Trials written by Owen Davies and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-27 with History categories.

Beyond the witch trials provides an important collection of essays on the nature of witchcraft and magic in European society during the Enlightenment. The book is innovative not only because it pushes forward the study of witchcraft into the eighteenth century, but because it provides the reader with a challenging variety of different approaches and sources of information. The essays, which cover England, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Scotland, Finland and Sweden, examine the experience of and attitudes towards witchcraft from both above and below. While they demonstrate the continued widespread fear of witches amongst the masses, they also provide a corrective to the notion that intellectual society lost interest in the question of witchcraft. While witchcraft prosecutions were comparatively rare by the mid-eighteenth century, the intellectual debate did no disappear; it either became more private or refocused on such issues as possession. The contributors come from different academic disciplines, and by borrowing from literary theory, archaeology and folklore they move beyond the usual historical perspectives and sources. They emphasise the importance of studying such themes as the aftermath of witch trials, the continued role of cunning-folk in society, and the nature of the witchcraft discourse in different social contexts. This book will be essential reading for those interested in the decline of the European witch trials and the continued importance of witchcraft and magic during the Enlightenment. More generally it will appeal to those with a lively interest in the cultural history of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This is the first of a two-volume set of books looking at the phenomenon of witchcraft, magic and the occult in Europe since the seventeenth century.

Witches And Witchcraft

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Author : Time-Life Books
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Education
Release Date : 1990

Witches And Witchcraft written by Time-Life Books and has been published by Time Life Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

A discussion of witches from the early days of witch hunts and tortures to the ceremonies and celebrations of witchcraft today.

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.