The Story of Witches: Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult

The Story of Witches: Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult - Hardcover

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The Story of Witches: Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult - Hardcover

The Story of Witches: Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult - Hardcover

by Willow Winsham
$29.95
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Book Overview

Delve into the beguiling history of witches and uncover a fascinating world laden with myth, magic, and superstition.

The Story of Witches offers tantalizing insight into the dark past and modern fascination with the occult in its many forms. Demonic and deviant or liberated and revered, witches have cast a compelling spell over the cultural zeitgeist for hundreds of years, often occupying a space at the forefront of art and culture. In this enchantingly illustrated book, Willow Winsham will separate fact from fiction by exploring the demonization and reclamation of witches throughout history.

The book is split into three chapters: Witches of Myth and Legend, Witch Trials and Witch Beliefs, and The Wheel of the Year.

From witch queens of fairy and folk tales and the Bell Witch Haunting to the Witches' Sabbath and the Green Witch, this book chronicles the spellbinding and varied forms that witches have taken across history.

An exquisite book brimming with enthralling superstitions, myths, and facts spanning the long history and future of witches and witchcraft, featuring 16 enchanting illustrations by Katie Ponder.
ISBN9781849949064
Author Willow Winsham
PublisherBatsford
GenreHistory
FormatHardcover
PublishedMarch 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages192
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Willow Winsham is a historian of witchcraft, specializing in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England's Witchcraft Trials. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.

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