New History of Witchcraft Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans

Name: New History of Witchcraft Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans
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ISBN: 9780500286340

ISBN-10: 0500286345

ISBN-13: 9780500286340

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jeffrey B. Russell, Brooks Alexander

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Description:

This revised edition of the illustrated 'History Of Witchcraft' includes an analysis of the importance of the Internet and films in the dissemination of witchcraft today, and the potential tensions as a movement that was originally a closed, secretive cult becomes an open, recognised public religion.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 3/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.49" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Brooks Alexander is the author of Witchcraft Goes Mainstream and has written numerous articles on witchcraft and neo-paganism and their effect on contemporary religious movements. He lives in Texas.



Preface


Introduction: What is a witch?



Sorcery and Historical Witchcraft



Sorcery


Sorcery Worldwide


Sorcery in Ancient Times


Sorcery and Religion



The roots of European witchcraft


Interpretations of European Witchcraft


Sorcery, Folklore, and Religion in Pagan Europe


The Legal Status of Sorcery



Witchcraft, heresy, and inquisition


The Dualist Heresies


From Sorcery to Witchcraft



The witch-craze on the continent of Europe


The Growth of the Witch-Craze


The Climax of the Witch-Craze



Witchcraft in Britain and America


Witchcraft in the British Isles


Witchcraft in the American Colonies



Witchcraft and society


Witchcraft and Women


The Salem Trials



The decline of witchcraft


The Romantic Revival



Modern Witchcraft



Survivals and revivals


Modern Sorcery



Neopagan witchcraft: the sources


Witchcraft as Paganism: Jarcke, Mone, and Michelet


The Forerunners: Leland, Murray, and Graves


Gerald Gardner: Father of Modern Witchcraft


Describing Modern Witchcraft



Neopagan witchcraft: the movement


The Re-Visioning of Wicca: Doreen Valiente to Alex Sanders


Burgeoning Diversity: Witchcraft in America


Cyber-Culture, Pop-Culture, and the Rise of the Paganoids


Witchcraft and the Interfaith Interface


Looking Forward: Growth, Validation, and Change



The role of witchcraft


Appendix


Notes on the text


Bibliography


List of illustrations


Index