Description: The Book of WitchesOliver Madox Hueffer 1909First published in 1909, The Book of Witches represents an intriguing exploration of the witch as a vital archetype, dwelling within humanity’s shadows. Oliver Madox Hueffer (1876-1931) offers an account of ideas and beliefs surrounding witchcraft held in the beginning of the 20th Century and reaches back into prehistory and onward to investigate the origins and meanings of witchcraft, its history, its folklore, its practices and its persecutions, woven through with traditional charms, spells and magical lore.EditionsContentsChapter 1. On a Possible Revival of WitchcraftChapter 2. A Sabbath-GeneralChapter 3. The Origins of the WitchChapter 4. The Half-Way WorldsChapter 5. The Witch’s AttributesChapter 6. Some Representative English WitchesChapter 7. The Witch of AntiquityChapter 8. The Witch in Greece and RomeChapter 9. From Paganism to ChristianityChapter 10. The Witch-Bull and its EffectsChapter 11. The Later Persecutions in EnglandChapter 12. Persecutions in ScotlandChapter 13. Other PersecutionsChapter 14. Philtres, Charms and PotionsChapter 15. The Witch in FictionChapter 16. Some Witches of Today
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Language: English
Author: Oliver Madox Hueffer
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Witchcraft
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
