A New History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans

by Brooks Alexander (Author), Jeffrey B. Russell (Author)

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2007
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For nearly thirty years, during which it has been continuously in print, Jeffrey Russell's A History of Witchcraft has been the one authoritative concise illustrated history of witchcraft. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, this classic book has been fully revised with additional chapters accompanied by new illustrations. It now 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, recognized public religion.

Synopsis

For nearly thirty years, during which it has been continuously in print, Jeffrey Russell's A History of Witchcraft has been the one authoritative concise illustrated history of witchcraft. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, this classic book has been fully revised with additional chapters accompanied by new illustrations. It now 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, recognized public religion.

$26.81

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
Edition: 2
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 02 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0500286345
ISBN 13: 9780500286340
Book Overview: The one authoritative concise illustrated history of witchcraft

Media Reviews

'Good stuff ... a useful classic updated for witchcraft aficionados' - Fortean Times
'Serious, well argued ... Russell's book is rich, competently written and intelligently illustrated' - Sunday Times
'Disentangles semantic confusions and vulgar misconceptions, and traces traditions from the pagan world through the medieval heresy hunts and the witch crazes of the 16th and 17th centuries and to the present day' - Guardian

Author Bio

Jeffrey B. Russell is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Brooks Alexander is author of Witchcraft Goes Mainstream and has written numerous articles on witchcraft, neo-paganism and other new religious movements.