Witchcraft / Witches Books
Oxford University Press Daughters of Hecate
Book SynopsisDaughters of Hecate unites for the first time research on the problem of gender and magic in three ancient Mediterranean societies: early Judaism, Christianity, and Graeco-Roman culture. The book illuminates the gendering of ancient magic by approaching the topic from three distinct disciplinary perspectives: literary stereotyping, the social application of magic discourse, and material culture. The authors probe the foundations of, processes, and motivations behind gendered stereotypes, beginning with Western culture''s earliest associations of women and magic in the Bible and Homer''s Odyssey. Daughters of Hecate provides a nuanced exploration of the topic while avoiding reductive approaches. In fact, the essays in this volume uncover complexities and counter-discourses that challenge, rather than reaffirm, many gendered stereotypes taken for granted and reified by most modern scholarship. By combining critical theoretical methods with research into literary and material evidence, DaTrade ReviewThis impressive collection challenges the seemingly common-sense association between women and magic. Drawing on literary and material evidence from across the ancient Mediterranean world, it powerfully demonstrates that the gendering of magic is neither natural nor universal, but is conditioned by the dynamics of local conflict and given form by historically specific taxonomies of knowledge. * Ra'anan Boustan, author of From Martyr to Mystic *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Interrogating the Magic-Gender Connection - Kimberly B. Stratton ; Part I. Fiction and Fantasy: Gendering Magic in Literature ; 2. From Goddess to Hag: The Greek and the Roman Witch in Classical Literature - Barbette Stanley Spaeth ; 3. "The Most Worthy of Women is a Mistress of Magic": Women as Witches and Ritual Practitioners in 1 Enoch and Rabbinic Sources - Rebecca Lesses ; 4. Gendering Heavenly Secrets? Women, Angels, and the Problem of Misogyny and "Magic" - Annette Yoshiko Reed ; 5. Magic, Abjection, and Gender in Roman Literature - Kimberly B. Stratton ; Part II. Gender and Magic Discourse in Practice ; 6. Magic Accusations Against Women in Tacitus's Annals - Elizabeth Ann Pollard ; 7. Drunken Hags with Amulets and Prostitutes with Erotic Spells: The Re-Feminization of Magic in Late Antique Christian Homilies - Dayna S. Kalleres ; 8. The Bishop, the Pope, and the Prophetess: Rival Ritual Experts in Third-Century Cappadocia - Ayse Tuzlak ; 9. Living Images of the Divine: Female Theurgists in Late Antiquity - Nicola Denzey Lewis ; 10. Sorceresses and Sorcerers in Early Christian Tours of Hell - Kirsti Barrett Copeland ; Part III. Gender, Magic, and the Material Record ; 11. The Social Context of Women's Erotic Magic in Antiquity - David Frankfurter ; 12. Cheating Women: Curse Tablets and Roman Wives - Pauline Ripat ; 13. Saffron, Spices, and Sorceresses: Magic Bowls and the Bavli - Yaakov Elman ; 14. Victimology or: How to Deal With Untimely Death - Fritz Graf ; 15. A Gospel Amulet for Joannia (P.Oxy. VIII 1151) - AnneMarie Luijendijk
£56.05
Oxford University Press Inc Magic Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Trade ReviewThis is a marvelous book, in every sense of the word. For one thing, it is full of marvel? * marvelous stories of ghostly and magical happenings.... a reference source that everyone researching this field will be delighted to possess.Journal of Scientific Exploration *Table of ContentsPreface ; Abbreviations ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Greek Sorcerers ; 3. Alien Sorcerers ; 4. The Rivals of Jesus ; 5. Medea and Circe ; 6. Witches in Greek Literature ; 7. Witches in Latin Literature ; 8. Ghosts ; 9. Necromancy ; 10. Curses ; 11. Erotic Magic ; 12. Voodoo Dolls and Magical Images ; 13. Amulets ; 14. Magic and the Law ; 15. Supplementary Texts ; Bibliographies ; Indices
£33.72
Clarendon Press Early Modern European Witchcraft
Book SynopsisThe history of witchcraft and sorcery has attracted a great deal of interest and debate, but until now studies have been largely from the Anglo-Saxon perspective. This book shows how what has hitherto been seen as peculiar to Britain was in fact characteristic of much of northern Europe. In ending the Anglo-Saxon monopoly of witchcraft studies, this book takes into account major new developments in the historiography of witchcraft.An immense amount of archival work by all the contributors has furnished a volume rich in new material and ideas, which will be of considerable interest not only to historians, but also to anthropologists, criminologists, psychologists, and sociologists. Themes treated include the relationship between witchcraft, law, and theology; the origins and nature of the witches'' sabbath; the sociology and criminology of witch-hunting; and the comparative approach to European witchcraft. This book will be an indispensable guide to the study of witchcraft.Trade Reviewpossesses the virtue of presenting a wealth of material in terms of a coherent analytical framework. * Times Higher Education Supplement *makes a superb contribution to historical scholarship. * Times Literary Supplement *Retains a freshness of approach largely because it contains so many interesting studies ... All the essays have something valuable to contribute to our understanding. * History Today *Table of ContentsList of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Introduction; I: Witchcraft, Law, and Theology: Witchcraft and Catholic theology; Protestant demonology: Sin, superstition, and society (c.1520-c.1630); Inquisitorial law and the witch; II: Origins of the Witches' Sabbath: Deciphering the Sabbath; Satanic myths and cultural reality; 'Fantastical and Devilishe Persons': European witch-beliefs in comparative perspective; 'The Ladies from Outside': An archaic pattern of the Witches' Sabbath; III: Witch-Hunting in Scandinavia and other Peripheries: Hungary: The accusations and the universe of popular magic; Estonia I: Werewolves and poisoners; Estonia II: The crusade against idolatory; Sweden: The mass burnings (1668-76); Finland: The male domination; Denmark: The Sociology of accusations; Norway: The criminological context; Iceland: Sorcerers and Paganism; Portugal: A scrupulous inquisition; IV: Conclusions: Scandinavian witchcraft in Anglo-American context; The comparative approach to European witchcraft; Notes on contributors; Bibliography of secondary works; Index
£70.30
Lulu.com A Little Book of Wicca A Guide for the Southern Hemisphere
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Lulu.com The Book of Ceremonial Magic Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy Sorcery Black Magic Rituals and Infernal Necromancy Hardcover
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Lulu Press Marie Laveaus Lost Spell Book
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W. W. Norton & Company The Last Witch of Langenburg Murder in a German Village
Book SynopsisA young mother dies in agony. Was it a natural death, murder—or witchcraft?Trade Review"Starred Review. [...] Drawing on rich records of the trials of Schmeig and her family, Robisheaux finely crafts a vivid glimpse of a time, place and state of mind that, though remote, is all too familiar." -- Publishers Weekly
£22.32
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN EUROPE VOLUME 2 ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together new research into the place of witchcraft and magic in Greek and Roman culture and society. Topics covered include the practice of sorcery, the portrayal of witches and sorcerers in classical literature, and legal and philosophical attitudes to magic.Table of ContentsBinding spells - curse tablets and voodoo dolls in the Greek and Roman worlds, Daniel Ogden; witches and sorcerers in classical literature, Georg Luck; imagining Greek and Roman magic, Richard Gordon; the demonization of magic and sorcery in late antiquity - Christian redefinitions of Pagan religions, Valerie Flint.
£90.00
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe Volume 4 The Period of the Witch Trials v 4
Book SynopsisThe 15th to the 18th centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe. This volume brings this work together by summarising the history of the period in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved.
£69.99
Faber & Faber Jane Wenham The Witch of Walkern
Book SynopsisWalkern, 1712. England has been free from witch-hunts for decades until Jane Wenham is blamed for a tragic death and charged with witchcraft. A terrifying ordeal begins, as the village is torn between those who want to save Jane''s life and those who claim they want to save her soul.Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, the play explores sex and society''s hunger to find and create witches.Rebecca Lenkiewicz''s Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern premiered at Watford Palace Theatre before going on UK tour in September 2015, in an Out of Joint, Watford Palace Theatre and Arcola Theatre co-production, in association with Eastern Angles.
£9.49
Butterfly Rising Publishing Spellcrafting for the Christian Witch A Compendium of Christian Witchcraft
£21.84
Winter Tempest Books Grimoire of Santa Muerte Spells and Rituals of Most Holy Death the Unofficial Volume 1 Santa Muerte Series
£12.62
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Goddess Has Your Back How Wicca Can Help You Raise Your SelfEsteem and Make Your Life Magickal
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Veleda Press Witches and Pagans
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Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Witchs Wheel of the Year
Book SynopsisMake your sabbat celebrations more meaningful and enjoyable with this exceptional book full of unique rituals designed to perfectly fit your needs, whether you re a solitary practitioner or part of a group
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Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Green Codex Tarot Kit
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Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Witchs Runes Kit
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Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Heaven Earth Tarot Mini
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Running Press,U.S. Gentle Chaos
Book SynopsisFrom the wild imagination of Tyler Gaca, also known as TikTok's Ghosthoney, comes a beautiful compendium of poems, images, personal stories, and vignettes that explore magic, queerness, Tyler’s unique story, and the enchantment and comfort to be found in the weird, the dark, and the different. In this raw yet enchanting collection of poems, essays, photographs, and artworks, Tyler Gaca dreamily navigates themes of magic and queerness, offering readers an intimate look inside his mind and his worlds, real and imagined. The writings in Gentle Chaos reflect on growing up queer and in love with magic, discovering yourself and your place in the world, and daring to seek out love and hope. The artworks are dedicated to salvaged antique photographs, haircuts, dead moths, the creatures we dream up, and much more. The result is a whimsical, vulnerable, and transporting journey into the gentle chaos within us all.
£17.99
Philosophical Library Dictionary of Witchcraft
£12.30
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Saturns Jews On Witches Sabbat and Sabbateanism 10 The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies
Book SynopsisMoshe Idel is Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Israel.He is an expert in Kabbalah andhas beena recipient of the prestigious Israel Prize for excellence in the field of Jewish Philosophy.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. From Saturn, Sabbath and Sorcery to the Jews; 2. From Saturn to Sabbatai Tzevi: A Planet that Became Messiah; 3. From Saturn to Melancholy; 4. Conclusion; Appendix; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index.
£42.99
Scarlet Imprint Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire
Book SynopsisExu is the fusion of Umbanda, Angolan sorcery, European demonology and Kardec's Spiritsm, erupting in a uniquely Brazilian cult of practical magical action. Spells, workings, hierarchies and origins are all given in detail.Table of ContentsBenediction/Malediction Preface I Black Sun Rising II The King of the City of Dust III Wardens at the Gates of Night IV The Fig of Fire V The Shadows at the Graveyard VI Nocturnal Mercury VII The Legions of Hell Despacho Glossary Bibliography Index of Exus
£25.00
Scarlet Imprint Lucifer
Book SynopsisLucifer: Princeps is a seminal study on the origins of the Lucifer mythos, from the original flood myth and legends of divine teachers to the Church Fathers, notably Augustine, Origen and Tertullian.
£24.51
Pendraig Publishing Witching Way of the Hollow Hill
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Goddess Ink Stepping Into Ourselves
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Pendraig Publishing Visceral Magick Bridging the Gap Between Magick and Mundane
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Pendraig Publishing The Resurrection of the Meadow
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Concrescent Press The Book of the Great Queen
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Doreen Valiente Foundation The Charge of the Goddess
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Leirbag Press The Ultimate Book of Magic and Witchcraft A HowTo Book on the Practice of Magic Rituals and Spells
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