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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca
These stories come from a variety of Southwestern states - as well
as Latin America - and demonstrate how the magical world of
witchcraft and the supernatural connects Spain to Latin America,
and Latin America to North America. This rich tradition of
supernatural tales illuminates an unexplored aspect of the American
Southwest's Hispanic heritage. The collection also includes
biographical information on the narrators and a glossary
highlighting the regional Spanish dialect of northern New Mexico
and southern Colorado, USA.
This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of
witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval
times to the late nineteenth century. Witchcraft in Russia and
Ukraine, 1000–1900 weaves scholarly commentary with
never-before-published primary source materials translated from
Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest
references to witchcraft and sorcery, secular and religious laws
regarding witchcraft and possession, full trial transcripts, and a
wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of
daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words.
Editors Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec present new
analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems, the
interplay and tensions between church and state, and the prosaic
concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings.
The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting
boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and
Ukraine.
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