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The witches almanac : sorcerers, witches and magic from ancient Rome to the digital age / Charles Christian.

Christian, Charles,-2022, (author.).

Summary:

"The Witches Almanac covers the history, persecutions, conjurings, and magic of some of history's most consequential witches, sorcerers, wizards, and mavericks. The lives and times of 360 of history's most important witches are explored and explained,"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781578597604
  • ISBN: 1578597609
  • ISBN: 9781578598137
  • ISBN: 1578598133
  • Physical Description: xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Witchcraft and Sorcery in Classical Antiquity -- Magic in the Middle Ages -- The Renaissance: When Everything Changed -- Witchcraft and Sorcery in the Royal Courts of Europe -- The Time of the Alchemists -- The Burning Times -- The Great Witch Trials -- Salem and the North American Colonial Experience -- Witchcraft and Magic: The Empty Years -- The Return of the Cunning Folk -- The Rebirth of Esotericism and Ceremonial Magic -- Aleister Crowley and His Circle -- The Birth of Modern Witchcraft or a Revival of a Cult? -- The Great British Witchcraft Revolution -- Covens Across the Ocean: The American Dimension -- Budapest and Starhawk: Feminism and the Craft -- Strange Interlude: Witchcraft in Postwar Germany -- Witch-Hunts and Black Magic in Modern Times -- Witchcraft in the Digital Age: OK, Boomer? -- Afterword: The Last Witch Trial? -- Further Reading -- Index.

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Witches > Biography.
Witchcraft > History.
Wicca.
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Biographies.

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