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  • Embracing the Darkness

    A Cultural History of Witchcraft

    by John Callow ...
    As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window. In a fit of rage, the great reformer threw at the Devil the inkwell from which he was preparing his colossal translation of the Bible. A belief - like Luther's - in the supernatural, and in black magic, has been ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • James II: King in Exile

    King in Exile

    by John Callow ...
    James II was Britain's last Catholic king. The spectacular collapse of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew William of Orange are the best-known events of his reign. But what of his life after this? What became of him during his final exile? John Callow's groundbreaking study focuses on this hitherto neglected period of his life: the twelve years he spent attempting to ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Witches of England

    A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition

    by John Callow ...
    "Fascinating and vivid." New Statesman"Thoroughlyresearched**." The Spectator**"Intriguing." BBC History Magazine"Vividly told." BBC History Revealed"A timely warning against persecution**."** Morning Star<stro... ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Gerald Gardner and the Creation of Wicca

    by John Callow ...
    Series series Elements in Magic
    Gerald Gardner (1884–1964) provided the central inspiration for Wicca, as a modern, revived, form of Pagan witchcraft. As such, his cultural and religious significance has grown exponentially over the 60 years since his death. 'A Rough Magic' re-evaluates the sources of Gardner's inspiration, redefines his early life within the context of colonial Malaya and the opium trade, and emphasises his ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Europe

    by DR Geoffrey Scarre, John Callow ...
    Series series Studies in European History
    The figure of the witch still has the ability to exert a powerful fascination on the modern mind. The vision of the elderly crone begging for charity at the crossroads, an object of fear and revulsion for her local community, has combined with the memory of prolonged judicial persecution and oppression to inspire contemporary movements as far removed from each other as Wiccans and women's ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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  • The Witch

    A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    This "magisterial account" explores the fear of witchcraft across the globe from the ancient world to the notorious witch trials of early modern Europe ( The Guardian, UK).The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In The Witch, historian Ronald Hutton sets the European witch trials in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Triumph of the Moon:A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

    A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects. This work is no exception: for the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world; that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Malcolm Gaskill ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Wicca and the Christian Heritage

    Ritual, Sex and Magic

    by Joanne Pearson ...
    What is Wicca? Is it witchcraft, Paganism, occultism, esotericism, magic, spirituality, mysticism, nature religion, secrecy, gnosis, the exotic or 'other'? Wicca has been defined by and explored within all these contexts over the past thirty years by anthropologists, sociologists and historians, but there has been a tendency to sublimate and negate the role of Christianity in Wicca's historical ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic

    Edited by Owen Davies ...
    This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch. The book ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • Magic

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Robert Ralley ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    The mysterious art of magic has been a source of wonderment since before the time of Christ. Shape shifting between the supernatural practices of 'real' magic and demonstrations of dazzling illusion, magic has been used to conjure the evil eye, burn villages to the ground, slice women in half, and save men from being crushed to death by five tonnes of cement. Robert Ralley's history takes us deep ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Triumph of the Moon

    A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    'a brilliant history' The Sunday Times 'makes for riveting reading' The Independent Modern pagan witchcraft is arguably the only fully-formed religion England has given the world, and has now spread across four continents. This second edition of The Triumph of the Moon extensively revises the first full-scale scholarly study of modern pagan witchcraft. Ronald Hutton examines the nature and ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook