A New History Of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans
| Book | A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | NPR, Michael Paras, CORBIS SYGMA |
| Permissions | Royal Anthropological Institute, Trustees of Lambeth Palace Library, Trustees of the National Maritime Museum, Magdalene College |
| Preface by | Jeffrey Burton Russell, Brooks Alexander |
| Illustrator | Francisco Goya, Jean Bourdichon, George Cruikshank, Pedro Berruguete, Henry Fuseli, Conrad Witz, John de Critz, W.J. Alais, W.P. Upham, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, Aleister Crowley, Martin Van Maele, Dirk Dykstra |
| Photography | Matilda Stevenson, E. E. Evans-Pritchard |
| Printed and Bound by | CS Graphics Singapore |
| Photo Credit | The Cinema Bookshop, Associated Press, Guido Mangold, Camera Press, Sven Simon, Isaac Schapera, Sotheby & Co, Giraudon, Emil Bauer, Radio Times Hulton Picture Library, Mansell-Alinari, John Hedgecoe, Beryl Graves, Stewart Farrar, John Moss, Don Frew, Andrew Fleming, Gilbert Adler, John Behring, Jan Chaffee, Gavin Bone, Russell Williams, Tal Brooke |
| First Published by | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Copyright Holder | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United Kingdom, London |
| Copyright | 1980 |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| This Edition Published | 2007 |
| Pages / Font | 216 pages |
| ISBN 10 | 0-500-28634-5 |
| Barcode | 9 780500 286340 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-500-28634-0 |
| Chapters | Preface Introduction: What is a witch? PART I SORCERY AND HISTORICAL WITCHCRAFT 1 Sorcery Sorcery worlwide Sorcery in ancient times Sorcery and religion 2 The roots of European witchcraft Interpretations of European witchcraft Sorcery, folklore, and religion in pagan Europe The legal status of sorcery 3 Witchcraft, heresy, and inquisition The dualist heresies From sorcery to witchcraft 4 The witch-craze on the continent of Europe The growth of the witch-craze The climax of the witch-craze 5 Witchcraft in Britain and America Witchcraft in the British isles Witchcraft in the American colonies 6 Witchcraft and society Witchcraft and women The Salem trials 7 The decline of witchcraft The Romantic revival PART II MODERN WITCHCRAFT 8 Survival and revivals Modern sorcery 9 Neopagan witchcraft: the sources Witchcraft as paganism: Jarcke, Mone, and Michelet The forerunners: Leland, Murray, and Graves Gerald Gardner: Father of modern witchcraft Describing modern witchcraft 10 Neopagan witchcraft: the movement The re-visioning of Wicca: Doreen Valiente to Alex Sanders Burgeoning diversity: Witchcraft in America Cyber-culture, pop-culture, and the rise of paganoids Witchcraft and the interfaith interface Looking forward: Growth, validation, and change 11 The role of witchcraft Appendix Notes on the text Bibliography List of illustrations Index |
| Notes | On the cover: front Pentagram from Transcendental Magic, Eliphas Lévi, 18964 edition; back detail from the title page of Witches apprehended, examined and executed, for notable villanies by them committed both by land and water, 1613. Bodleian Library, Oxford. Frontispiece: Brujos, by Goya, c. 1794-5. With 105 illustrations Printed and bound in Singapore |
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