Status
Available
Call number
Publication
B. T. Batsford Ltd.
Pages
222
Description
A brief survey which gives a general impression of witchcraft in England as it appeared when all believed in it and in the subsequent period when doubt was in the ascendant. Table of Contents: Art of magic; Witchcraft and religion; Maleficium; Familiars; Discovery of witches; Fraud and malice; Alien worship; White witch; Witchcraft in high places; Prophets and astrologers; Decline of belief; Ebbing tide; Bibliography.
Collection
Language
Original publication date
1945
Physical description
222 p.; 8.5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member alex_beta
A very interesting and nicely written history of British witchcraft. The book does not assume a modern day scientific world-view and is, therefore, quite thought-provoking. Although the author does a good job describing how witchcraft was perceived in its day, she does not probe deeply into the
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question of whether real witchcraft is actually possible. But why should she? This is, after all, a history book. Show Less
LibraryThing member allyshaw
Fascinating history, full of sympathy and understatement. The illustrations by Peake are lively, human and strange.
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Call number
SOC H.200