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The Story of Witches

By Willow Winsham

The Story of Witches Books

The Story of Witches

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The witch - malevolent, magical, multi-faceted - has walked among us for centuries. Demonic and deviant or liberated and revered, in this enchantingly illustrated book, Willow Winsham explores the many guises of the witch across folklore, history and superstition. From Hekate to Baba Yaga, from shape-shifting hares to Macbeth, the book starts with a rich dive into the ideas of the witch in myth, legend and fairytale. Next follows an exploration of popular belief and superstition during the witch trials across Europe and the United States, one of the most tumultuous and bloody of our collective history. The last section brings us to more recent times, exploring how how the image and identity of the witch has been reclaimed and reinvented, the significance of the Wheel of the Year, the advent of Wicca and modern Witchcraft and beyond. Finally and most crucially, we are left with the vital question: what have we learned from the past and what is the best way to approach our - often terrible - shared history of the witch?
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
300
Release Date:
2025-03-11
Publication Date:
2025-03-13
Publisher:
Abrams & Chronicle Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849949069
ISBN13:
9781849949064
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
666 g
Height:
241 cm
Width:
160 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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