The Book of Witches
Oliver Madox Hueffer 1909
First published in 1909, The Book of Witches represents an intriguing exploration of the witch as a vital archetype, dwelling within humanity’s shadows. Oliver Madox Hueffer (1876-1931) offers an account of ideas and beliefs surrounding witchcraft held in the beginning of the 20th Century and reaches back into prehistory and onward to investigate the origins and meanings of witchcraft, its history, its folklore, its practices and its persecutions, woven through with traditional charms, spells and magical lore.
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Paperback Edition: gloss laminated cover. To follow
Standard Hardback Edition: bound in a burgundy faux leather binding with black endpapers and burgundy and gold head and tail bands. 80gsm cream paper stock.
Size: 248 x 171mm
Pagination: 252 pages with illustrations.
Chapter 1. On a Possible Revival of Witchcraft
Chapter 2. A Sabbath-General
Chapter 3. The Origins of the Witch
Chapter 4. The Half-Way Worlds
Chapter 5. The Witch’s Attributes
Chapter 6. Some Representative English Witches
Chapter 7. The Witch of Antiquity
Chapter 8. The Witch in Greece and Rome
Chapter 9. From Paganism to Christianity
Chapter 10. The Witch-Bull and its Effects
Chapter 11. The Later Persecutions in England
Chapter 12. Persecutions in Scotland
Chapter 13. Other Persecutions
Chapter 14. Philtres, Charms and Potions
Chapter 15. The Witch in Fiction
Chapter 16. Some Witches of Today
Paperback Edition
To follow
Hardback Edition
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