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Reading Witchcraft - Stories of early English witches (Hardcover, New): Marion Gibson Reading Witchcraft - Stories of early English witches (Hardcover, New)
Marion Gibson
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft are far from straight forward or reliable. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book sheds new light on early modern people's responses to witches and on the sometimes bizarre flexibility of the human imagination.

Reading Witchcraft - Stories of early English witches (Paperback): Marion Gibson Reading Witchcraft - Stories of early English witches (Paperback)
Marion Gibson
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Reading Witchcraft explores the stories told by and about `witches' and their `victims', and questions what can be recovered from their trial records, early news books, pamphlets and personal accounts. In her wide-ranging selection of original sources, Marion Gibson seeks to discover the truthfulness of stories of witchcraft. Who told them and why? How were they recorded? And how they might have been distorted or stereotyped?
Reading Witchcraft looks closely at these legal documents and printed pamphlets and shows that their representations of witchcraft are far from straightforward. Even the simplest story can mask a complex creative process which sometimes led to the deaths of innocent people. We are left with a challenging record of the power of the human imagination.
Reading Witchcraft is an exciting and invaluable study of witchcraft stories. It offers innovative, nuanced discussion of original historical sources and the issues which surround their interpretation.

Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Alan Macfarlane Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Alan Macfarlane; Introduction by James Sharpe
R4,086 Discovery Miles 40 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a regional and comparative study of early modern witchcraft. The history of witchcraft continues to attract attention with its emotive and contentious debates. The methodology and conclusions of this book have impacted not only on witchcraft studies but on the approach to social and cultural history with its quantitative and anthropological approach. The book provides a case study on Essex as well as drawing comparisons with other regions of early modern England. The second edition adds a historiographical introduction, placing the book in context in the late 1990s.

Godly Zeal and Furious Rage (RLE Witchcraft) - The Witch in Early Modern Europe (Paperback): Geoffrey Quaife Godly Zeal and Furious Rage (RLE Witchcraft) - The Witch in Early Modern Europe (Paperback)
Geoffrey Quaife
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Though it is clearly an exceptionally important part of popular culture, witchcraft has generated a variety of often contradictory interpretations, starting from widely differing premises about the nature of witchcraft, its social role and the importance of higher theology as well as more popular beliefs. This work offers a conspectus of historical work on witchcraft in Europe, and shows how many trends converged to form the figure of the witch, and varied from one part of Europe to another.

Your First Spell Jar (and 59 more...) - Magickal Recipes For The Beginner Witch To Manifest Protection, Prosperity, Happiness,... Your First Spell Jar (and 59 more...) - Magickal Recipes For The Beginner Witch To Manifest Protection, Prosperity, Happiness, Money, Power, Success & Love (Using Crystals, Herbs, Candles, Oils & More) (Paperback)
Allegra Grant
R354 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R64 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Kabbalah Unveiled (Hardcover): S. L. MacGregor Mathers The Kabbalah Unveiled (Hardcover)
S. L. MacGregor Mathers
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Kabbalah is an esoteric Jewish doctrine adapted by author S.L. MacGregor Mathers to form the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn, an occult organisation. This volume includes three of the critical books from the Zohar, the fundamental work in Kabbalah, as well as Mathers' introduction explaining the key elements of Jewish mysticism. Mathers' translation from Hebrew originally appeared in 1926, and it continues to be a valuable resource for students interested in Religious Studies, particularly Mysticism and the Occult.

The Witch in History - Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations (Hardcover, New): Diane Purkiss The Witch in History - Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations (Hardcover, New)
Diane Purkiss
R4,074 Discovery Miles 40 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Histories of witchcraft continue to fascinate us in the late twentieth century. Looking at texts from colonial narratvies to court masques, trial records to folktales, and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, this book shows how the witch acts as a carrier for the fears, desires and fantasies of women and men both now and in the early modern period.
Among other topics, The Witch in History discusses:
* the way the fantasy body of the witch, viewed as both hard and boundless, represents fear of the maternal body;
* how Macbeth and other Renaissance dramas are exploitative and sensationalist representations of witchcraft;
* how the representations of witchcraft in Europe were influenced by encounters in the New World with Native American religion, and vice versa;
* how radical feminists, modern witches and academic historians have appropriated the figure of the witch to construct their own identities. This extraordinary and fascinating study goes beyond the exploration of the figure of the witch, comprising an innovative contribution to all early modern studies.

Related link: Reviews in History
eBook available with sample pages: 0203359720

Egyptian Magic (Paperback): E. A. Wallis Budge Egyptian Magic (Paperback)
E. A. Wallis Budge
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2002. The power of magical names, spells, and talismans was of utmost importance to the ancient Egyptians and their religion. Here, in another classic by the foremost Egyptian scholar of the Victorian era, E. A. Wallis Budge describes and explains the magical practices in Egypt, many of which predate the belief in gods and goddesses. Illustrated with twenty line drawings, this volume is one more key needed to unlock the secrets of this great ancient civilization.

Philosophical Approaches to Demonology (Hardcover): Benjamin W. McCraw, Robert Arp Philosophical Approaches to Demonology (Hardcover)
Benjamin W. McCraw, Robert Arp
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of demonology, this collection features newly written papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving ideas and topics in demonology. The contributors to the volume approach the subject from the perspective of the broadest areas of Western philosophy, namely metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and moral philosophy. The collection also features a plurality of religious, cultural, and theological views on the nature of demons from both Eastern and Western thought, in addition to views that may diverge from these traditional roots. Philosophical Approaches to Demonology will be of interest to philosophers of religion, theologians, and scholars working in philosophical theology and demonology, as well as historians, cultural anthropologists, and sociologists interested more broadly in the concept of demons.

Independent Spirits - Spiritualism and English Plebeians, 1850-1910 (Hardcover): Logie Barrow Independent Spirits - Spiritualism and English Plebeians, 1850-1910 (Hardcover)
Logie Barrow
R3,788 Discovery Miles 37 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1986. Independent Spirits is about the intellectual world of the humbly-born in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain, focussing on plebeian, or working- and lower middle-class spiritualists. This book is an important study which throws light on the idealism and search for knowledge that were so central in plebeian circles and in certain, very important parts of the labour movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Perspectives on African Witchcraft (Hardcover): Mariano Pavanello Perspectives on African Witchcraft (Hardcover)
Mariano Pavanello; Afterword by Birgit Meyer
R4,366 Discovery Miles 43 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapters explore a variety of cultural contexts, with contributions focusing on Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia and Eritrean diaspora. The book considers the concept of witchcraft itself, the interrelations with religion and medicine, and the theoretical frameworks employed to explain the nature of modern African witchcraft representations.

Representing Magic in Modern Ireland - Belief, History, and Culture (Paperback): Andrew Sneddon Representing Magic in Modern Ireland - Belief, History, and Culture (Paperback)
Andrew Sneddon
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This Element argues that Ireland did not experience a disenchanted modernity, nor a decline in magic. It suggests that beliefs, practices and traditions concerning witchcraft and magic developed and adapted to modernity to retain cultural currency until the end of the twentieth century. This analysis provides the backdrop for the first systematic exploration of how historic Irish trials of witches and cunning-folk were represented by historians, antiquarians, journalists, dramatists, poets, and novelists in Ireland between the late eighteenth and late twentieth century. It is demonstrated that this work created an accepted narrative of Irish witchcraft and magic which glossed over, ignored, or obscured the depth of belief in witchcraft, both in the past and in contemporary society. Collectively, their work gendered Irish witchcraft, created a myth of a disenchanted, modern Ireland, and reinforced competing views of Irishness and Irish identity. These long-held stereotypes were only challenged in the late twentieth-century.

The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe (Paperback): Hilda Ellis Davidson The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe (Paperback)
Hilda Ellis Davidson
R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.

The Rosicrucian Enlightenment (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Frances Yates The Rosicrucian Enlightenment (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Frances Yates
R3,055 Discovery Miles 30 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition. Beautifully illustrated, it remains one of those rare works of scholarship which the general reader simply cannot afford to ignore.

Transformation of the Psyche - The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor Solis (Paperback): Joseph L. Henderson, Dyane N Sherwood Transformation of the Psyche - The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor Solis (Paperback)
Joseph L. Henderson, Dyane N Sherwood
R1,474 Discovery Miles 14 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written by Joseph L. Henderson, one of the first generation of Jungian analysts, and Dyane N. Sherwood, a practising analyst, this book is a striking and unique contribution to the resurgence of interest in alchemy for its way of representing the phenomenology of creative experience. Transformation of the Psyche is organized around 22 illuminated paintings from the early Renaissance alchemical manuscript the Splendor Solis, and is further illustrated by over 50 colour figures. The images of the Splendor Solis are possibly the most beautiful and evocative alchemical paintings to be found anywhere, and they are widely known to students of alchemy. Jung reproduced several Splendor Solis images in his works, yet prior to this book no one has explored the symbolism of the paintings as a series in relation to the process of depth psychological transformation. This book is the first scholarly study of the paintings in their entirety, and of the mythological and historical allusions contained within the images. Transformation of the Psyche does not simply explain or analyze the pictures, but invites the reader to participate in the creative and transforming process evoked by these images. Transformation of the Psyche is a truly unique book that will be of immense value and interest to analysts and psychotherapists, as well as scholars of mediaeval and renaissance intellectual history and students of spiritual disciplines.

Psychology and the Occult (Hardcover): C. G. Jung Psychology and the Occult (Hardcover)
C. G. Jung
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A fifteen-year-old girl who claimed regular communications with the spirits of her dead friends and relatives was the subject of the very first published work by the now legendary psychoanalyst C.G. Jung. Collected here, alongside many of his later writings on such subjects as life after death, telepathy and ghosts, it was to mark just the start of a professional and personal interest-even obsession-that was to last throughout Jung's lifetime. Written by one of the greatest and most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century, Psychology and the Occult represents a fascinating trawl through both the dark, unknown world of the occult and the equally murky depths of the human psyche. Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious that has made him one of the most familiar names in twentieth-century thought.

Women and the Victorian Occult (Paperback): Tatiana Kontou Women and the Victorian Occult (Paperback)
Tatiana Kontou
R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Increasingly, contemporary scholarship reveals the strong connection between Victorian women and the world of the nineteenth-century supernatural. Women were intrinsically bound to the occult and the esoteric from mediums who materialised spirits to the epiphanic experiences of the New Woman, from theosophy to telepathy. This volume addresses the various ways in which Victorian women expressed themselves and were constructed by the occult through a broad range of texts. By examining the roles of women as automatic writing mediums, spiritualists, authors, editors, theosophists, socialists and how they interpreted the occult in their life and work, the contributors in this edition return to sensation novels, ghost stories, autobiographies, seances and fashionable magazines to access the visible and invisible worlds of Victorian life. The variety of texts analysed by the authors in this collection demonstrates the many interpretations of the occult in nineteenth-century culture and the ways that women used supernatural imagery and language to draw attention to issues that bore immediate implications on their own lives. Either by catering for the fad of ghost stories or by giving public trance speeches women harnessed the metaphorical and financial forces of the supernatural. As the articles in this book demonstrate the occult was after all a female affair. This book was published as a special issue of Women's Writing.

The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe 4ed, and The Witchcraft Sourcebook, 2ed - BUNDLE (Paperback): Brian Levack The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe 4ed, and The Witchcraft Sourcebook, 2ed - BUNDLE (Paperback)
Brian Levack
R1,653 Discovery Miles 16 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The fourth edition of The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe, written by one of the leading names in the field, is the ideal resource for both students and scholars of the witch-hunts.For those starting out in their studies of witch-beliefs and witchcraft trials, Brian Levack provides a concise survey of this complex and fascinating topic, while for more seasoned scholars the scholarship is brought right up to date. The Witchcraft Sourcebook, now in its second edition, is a fascinating collection of documents illustrating the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the eighteenth century along with commentary and background by Brian Levack. Including trial records, demonological treatises and sermons, literary texts, narratives of demonic possession and artistic depiction of witches, the documents show how notions of witchcraft have changed over time, and consider the connection between gender and witchcraft and the nature of the witch's perceived power. Available to purchase as a bundle, together these two books make the perfect collection for students and lecturers of witchcraft and witch-hunts in the early modern period.

Effective Leadership - Strategies for Maximizing Executive Productivity and Health (Paperback): Harry Levinson Effective Leadership - Strategies for Maximizing Executive Productivity and Health (Paperback)
Harry Levinson; Len Sperry
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book will interest clinicians who have wondered what professional practice would be like in the corporate setting and want to learn more about the psychological and organizational dynamics that 'drive' executive behavior. Based on the premise that leadership effectiveness is a function of both leader productivity and health, this book reviews the latest information and research data and offers case studies to illustrate specific strategies for maximizing executive health. Len Sperry has been consulting to executives and organizations for 30 years and has written numerous articles and several books on executives and workplace dynamics.

Witchcraft: The Basics (Paperback): Marion Gibson Witchcraft: The Basics (Paperback)
Marion Gibson
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft. Key topics discussed within the book include: The role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft The laws and treatises written against witchcraft The representation of witchcraft in early modern literature The representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film Scholarly approaches to witchcraft through time The relationship between witchcraft and paganism With an extensive further reading list, summaries and questions to consider at the end of each chapter, Witchcraft: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this controversial issue in human culture, which is still very much alive today.

Sybarite Among the Shadows (Paperback): Richard McNeff Sybarite Among the Shadows (Paperback)
Richard McNeff
R310 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dylan Thomas, Aleister Crowley and Victor Neuburg caught in a surrealist web. What if the Beast returned and you were not sure if he were the best or worst thing that had ever happened to you? Sybarite among the Shadows finds Victor Neuburg on 11 June 1936 with the poet he discovered, Dylan Thomas. They embark on a quest whose object is Neuburg's old master, the Great Beast 666; settings, the Surrealist Exhibition, and pubs and clubs of bohemian London; characters, Augustus John, Nina Hamnett and Tom Driberg. Neuburg confronts his demons; Crowley does too. They also meet something far more menacing: MI5's plot to avert the Abdication. Sybarite among the Shadows grew out of the 1977 International Times short story subsequently published in America and Russia. Since writing the original story while living on Ibiza, Richard McNeff has worked internationally in education and the art world. Early contact with connections of the Beast sparked his interest in Crowley.

Religious Change In Zambia (Paperback): Van Religious Change In Zambia (Paperback)
Van
R1,037 Discovery Miles 10 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Art and Magic in the Court of the Stuarts (Paperback): Vaughan Hart Art and Magic in the Court of the Stuarts (Paperback)
Vaughan Hart
R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Spanning from the inauguration of James I in 1603 to the execution of Charles I in 1649, the Stuart court saw the emergence of a full expression of Renaissance culture in Britain. Hart examines the influence of magic on Renaissance art and how in its role as an element of royal propaganda, art was used to represent the power of the monarch and reflect his apparent command over the hidden forces of nature. Court artists sought to represent magic as an expression of the Stuart Kings' divine right, and later of their policy of Absolutism, through masques, sermons, heraldry, gardens, architecture and processions. As such, magic of the kind enshrined in Neoplatonic philosophy and the court art which expressed its cosmology, played their part in the complex causes of the Civil War and the destruction of the Stuart image which followed in its wake.

Spellcrafting - Strengthen the Power of Your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells (Hardcover): Arin Murphy... Spellcrafting - Strengthen the Power of Your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells (Hardcover)
Arin Murphy Hiscock
R351 R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Save R71 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Craft your own magic with this comprehensive guide to creating, customizing, and casting unique spells, charms, and potions. Make your own magic! Spellcrafting is a step-by-step guide to writing your own spells and timing them for the best effect. As a spellcrafter, you may know how to create spells but you're ready to learn more. From different types of spells to the intentions and powers of different ingredients, you will have everything you need to create unique magic that works best for you. Spellcrafting goes beyond basic spell books to explore how and why your magic works, what you can do to improve and strengthen it, and how to troubleshoot when things don't go as planned. Now you can take your magic into your own hands and create a completely personalized spell for wherever life may take you.

The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures (Hardcover, New Ed): Olu Jenzen, Sally R. Munt The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures (Hardcover, New Ed)
Olu Jenzen, Sally R. Munt
R4,248 Discovery Miles 42 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the much vaunted 'end of religion' and the growth of secularism, people are engaging like never before in their own 'spiritualities of life'. Across the West, paranormal belief is on the rise. The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures brings together the work of international scholars across the social sciences and humanities to question how and why people are seeking meaning in the realm of the paranormal, a heretofore subjugated knowledge. With contributions from the UK and other European countries, the USA, Australia and Canada, this ground-breaking book attends to the paranormal as a position from which to critique dominant forms of knowledge production and spirituality. A rich exploration of everyday life practices, textual engagements and discourses relating to the paranormal, as well as the mediation, technology and art of paranormal activity, this book explores themes such as subcultures and mainstreaming, as well as epistemological, methodological, and phenomenological questions, and the role of the paranormal in social change. The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures constitutes an essential resource for those interested in the academic study of cultural engagements with paranormality; it will appeal to scholars of cultural and media studies, popular culture, sociology, cultural geography, literature, film and music.

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