The Encyclopedia of Magic & Witchcraft: An Illustrated Historical Reference to Spiritual Worlds

The Encyclopedia of Magic & Witchcraft: An Illustrated Historical Reference to Spiritual Worlds

BookThe Encyclopedia of Magic & Witchcraft: An Illustrated Historical Reference to Spiritual Worlds
Senior Editor/DirectorJoanne Rippin
PublisherHermes House, Anness Publishing Ltd, Joanna Lorenz
Production Director/ManagerSteve Lang
Typeset byDiane Pullen
ProofreaderJonathan Marshall
ImprintHermes House
Designed byLesley Betts
ResearcherVeneta Bullen
Copyright HolderAnness Publishing Ltd
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationUnited States
This Edition Published2005
Copyright2005
Pages / Font256 pages
ISBN 100-681-04951-0
Barcode9780681049512
ChaptersIntroduction Magic in Myth, Religion and Science What is Magic? Shamanism Magic and Religion Science and Magic Witches and Supernatural Beings What is Witchcraft? The Classical World The European Tradition Origins of European Witchcraft The World of Fairies African Witchcraft Native American Witchcraft Early Modern Witchcraft How Witchcraft Developed Witchcraft in Popular Culture Witches, Spirits and Familiars Old Wives' Tales Healing and Sympathetic Magic Famous Witches The Aristocracy and Magic Reginald Scot and Witchcraft Witch Hunts How Witch Hunts Began The Devil's Role Heretics The Legalities of Witch Hunting Witch Hunters The Reformation The Geography of Witch Hunts The Ending of Witch Hunts Modern Magic How Magic Survived The Myth of Atlantis The Tarot Magical Societies Aleister Crowley Dion Fortune Witchcraft Today Today's Witches Gerald Gardner The Goddess Celebrating Nature Doreen Valiente Alex Sanders Raymond Buckland Hereditary Witchcraft Feminist Witchcraft Western Magic Today Today's Magicians Western Mysteries Druidry The New Age Western Shamanism The Northern Tradition Satanism Chaos Magic Afterword Bibliography and Further Reading Picture Acknowledgements Notes Index
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