A History of Witchcraft
Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans
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Engelsk
An authoritative and concise history of witchcraft from the ancient world up to the present day. Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and sometimes terrif...
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An authoritative and concise history of witchcraft from the ancient world up to the present day. Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and sometimes terrified humanity. For over forty years, A History of Witchcraft has provided the authoritative history of witchery and the occult. Beginning with magic in the ancient world, Jeffrey Russell explores the definition of witchcraft in its many diverse forms, from the worship of the Greek goddess of magic, Hecate, through the witch-crazes of the 15th and 16th centuries to the development of modern witchcraft by Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner in the early 20th century. Brooks Alexander analyses the development of witchcraft and neopaganism in the present day, charting the dissemination of modern witchcraft through modern media and the tensions that arise when a secretive cult becomes an open and recognized religion. This updated edition features a new chapter exploring the challenges that witchcraft has faced in the past decade, including the rise of social media platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok, the coronavirus pandemic and new neopagan groups.
Detaljer
Forlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN
9780500297285
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
240
Udgivelsesdato
04-04-2024
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3280411
EAN nr.
9780500297285
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
198
Bredde (mm)
128
Længde (mm)
20
Vægt (g)
234