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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft

Hoodoo for War and Peace (Hardcover): Angelie Belard Hoodoo for War and Peace (Hardcover)
Angelie Belard
R656 R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Save R112 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Charmed Book of Shadows Replica (Hardcover, 2nd Cover Updated Version ed.): Yirka Marjorie Rodriguez, Julia Caroline Scott Charmed Book of Shadows Replica (Hardcover, 2nd Cover Updated Version ed.)
Yirka Marjorie Rodriguez, Julia Caroline Scott
R3,266 Discovery Miles 32 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Raising Little Witchlings (Paperback): Amanda Wilson Raising Little Witchlings (Paperback)
Amanda Wilson
R452 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R83 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Witch's Wheel of the Year - Rituals for Circles, Solitaries and Covens (Paperback): Jason Mankey Witch's Wheel of the Year - Rituals for Circles, Solitaries and Covens (Paperback)
Jason Mankey
R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Make your sabbat celebrations more meaningful and enjoyable with this exceptional book full of unique rituals designed to perfectly fit your needs, whether you re a solitary practitioner or part of a group. Jason Mankey provides three all-new rituals for every sabbat one for solitaries, one for covens, and one for large gatherings. Each ritual is flexible enough for you to pick and choose the components that best suit your intentions. Explore the history and traditions of all eight sabbats and discover why and how rituals became such an important part of Witchcraft. Learn the ins and outs of ritual practice, including guidance on planning, decorating, presenting, and adapting. Witch s Wheel of the Year is incredibly versatile for any Witch looking to enhance their craft and their connection to the sacred sabbats.

Strange Histories - The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds... Strange Histories - The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Darren Oldridge
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons within European and North American history, this book moves away from "present-centred thinking" and instead places such events firmly within their social and cultural context. By doing so, it offers a new way of understanding the world in which dragons and witches were fact rather than fiction, and presents these riveting phenomena as part of an entirely rational thought process for the time in which they existed. This new edition has been fully updated in light of recent research. It contains a new guide to further reading as well as a selection of pictures that bring its themes to life. From ghosts to witches, to pigs on trial for murder, the book uses a range of different case studies to provide fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It is essential reading for all students of early modern history. .

The Witch's Tree - An unforgettable, heart-breaking, gripping timeslip novel (Paperback): Elena Collins The Witch's Tree - An unforgettable, heart-breaking, gripping timeslip novel (Paperback)
Elena Collins
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'A wonderful book by a fabulous author, very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasA tale as old as time. A spirit that has never rested.Present day As a love affair comes to an end, and with it her dreams for her future, artist Selena needs a retreat. The picture-postcard Sloe Cottage in the Somerset village of Ashcombe promises to be the perfect place to forget her problems, and Selena settles into her new home as spring arrives. But it isn't long before Selena hears the past whispering to her. Sloe Cottage is keeping secrets which refuse to stay hidden. 1682 Grace Cotter longs for nothing more than a husband and family of her own. Content enough with her work on the farm, looking after her father, and learning the secrets of her grandmother Bett's healing hands, nevertheless Grace still hopes for love. But these are dangerous times for dreamers, and rumours and gossip can be deadly. One mis-move and Grace's fate looks set... Separated by three hundred years, two women are drawn together by a home bathed in blood and magic. Grace Cotter's spirit needs to rest, and only Selena can help her now. USA Today bestselling author Judy Leigh writing as Elena Collins, brings you this unforgettable, heart-breaking, gripping timeslip novel set in a world when women were hung as witches, and fates could be sealed by a wrong word. Perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Diana Gabaldon and Louise Douglas. Praise for Elena Collins: 'A profoundly moving, beautifully written and emotional story that skilfully combines two time frames into one unputdownable book. I was completely immersed in Grace's story from the beginning: despite it taking place 400 years ago. The modern day storyline was also delightful with some wonderful characters. In short a wonderful book by a fabulous author, very highly recommended.' Louise Douglas

Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland - James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches (Paperback): Lawrence Normand,... Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland - James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches (Paperback)
Lawrence Normand, Gareth Roberts
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume provides a valuable introduction to the key concepts of witchcraft and demonology through a detailed study of one of the best known and most notorious episodes of Scottish history, the North Berwick witch hunt, in which King James was involved as alleged victim, interrogator, judge and demonologist. It provides hitherto unpublished and inaccessible material from the legal documentation of the trials in a way that makes the material fully comprehensible, as well as full texts of the pamphlet News from Scotland and James' Demonology, all in a readable, modernised, scholarly form. Full introductory sections and supporting notes provide information about the contexts needed to understand the texts: court politics, social history and culture, religious changes, law and the workings of the court, and the history of witchcraft prosecutions in Scotland before 1590. The book also brings to bear on this material current scholarship on the history of European witchcraft.

Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 - A Sourcebook (Hardcover): Valerie A. Kivelson, Christine D. Worobec Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 - A Sourcebook (Hardcover)
Valerie A. Kivelson, Christine D. Worobec
R2,931 Discovery Miles 29 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Wicca Book of Spells - A Guide to Candle Magic, Herbal Spells, Crystal, Witchcraft and Wiccan Belief (Paperback): Kevin... Wicca Book of Spells - A Guide to Candle Magic, Herbal Spells, Crystal, Witchcraft and Wiccan Belief (Paperback)
Kevin Patterson
R675 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R123 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
We Are All Witches (Hardcover): Mairi Kidd We Are All Witches (Hardcover)
Mairi Kidd
R552 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R92 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From 1563 to 1736 Scotland put thousands of women to death for witchcraft. Their supposed crimes have much to tell us about attitudes to women in the past, and in the present day. This book introduces sixteen women who lost their lives or lived in the long shadow of the persecutions. 'Witches' who, like MARGARET AITKEN, confessed, implicated others, even aided the hunters before they were burned. Nonconforming women like MARY MACLEOD, who saw their reputations tarnished when they did not bend to society's expectations. Creatures of the imagination, like Robert Burns's NANNY, who embody deep-seated associations between womanhood and the occult. Weaving fiction with the facts where these are known, We Are All Witches invites the reader to explore the forces at work in one of the darkest episodes of Scotland's history and consider their echoes in the present day.

Spell Bound - A new witch's guide to crafting the future (Hardcover): Chaewoon Koo Spell Bound - A new witch's guide to crafting the future (Hardcover)
Chaewoon Koo
R455 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R91 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Witchcraft's legacy is full of myth, magick and ancient archetypes. In the 21st century, these may feel more distant than ever, but in uncertain times, harnessing the energy of the maiden, the mother, and the crone are more empowering than ever. A guide to all things magick, Bewitched snakes through the types of witches, deities, astrological influences, and how to harness the powers within. Simmering with spells and beautiful illustration, this book is a visual guide through the world of witchcraft. Accessible and lavish, this book is the perfect artefact for any altar (with guidance on how to build one).

Evolution of a Witch - 150 Journal Prompts for Witches (Paperback): Tonya A Brown Evolution of a Witch - 150 Journal Prompts for Witches (Paperback)
Tonya A Brown
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dreaming The Goddess (Paperback): Karen Dales Dreaming The Goddess (Paperback)
Karen Dales; Rosemary Edghill
R528 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R89 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vexed with Devils - Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England (Paperback): Erika Gasser Vexed with Devils - Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England (Paperback)
Erika Gasser
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of interpretation, and sometimes public opinion, if these symptoms were visited upon the victim, or if they came from within. Both early modern England and colonial New England had cases that blurred the line between witchcraft and demonic possession, most famously, the Salem witch trials. While historians acknowledge some similarities in witch trials between the two regions, such as the fact that an overwhelming majority of witches were women, the histories of these cases primarily focus on local contexts and specifics. In so doing, they overlook the ways in which manhood factored into possession and witchcraft cases. Vexed with Devils is a cultural history of witchcraft-possession phenomena that centers on the role of men and patriarchal power. Erika Gasser reveals that witchcraft trials had as much to do with who had power in the community, to impose judgement or to subvert order, as they did with religious belief. She argues that the gendered dynamics of possession and witchcraft demonstrated that contested meanings of manhood played a critical role in the struggle to maintain authority. While all men were not capable of accessing power in the same ways, many of the people involved-those who acted as if they were possessed, men accused of being witches, and men who wrote possession propaganda-invoked manhood as they struggled to advocate for themselves during these perilous times. Gasser ultimately concludes that the decline of possession and witchcraft cases was not merely a product of change over time, but rather an indication of the ways in which patriarchal power endured throughout and beyond the colonial period. Vexed with Devils reexamines an unnerving time and offers a surprising new perspective on our own, using stories and voices which emerge from the records in ways that continue to fascinate and unsettle us.

Sing Doun the Mune - Selected Ballads by Helen Adam: Ballads by Helen Adam (Paperback): Helen Adam Sing Doun the Mune - Selected Ballads by Helen Adam: Ballads by Helen Adam (Paperback)
Helen Adam; Edited by Kristin Prevallet; Foreword by Annie Finch
R372 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R69 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Good Spell Book - Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practical Sorcery (Hardcover, Revised ed.): Gillian Kemp The Good Spell Book - Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practical Sorcery (Hardcover, Revised ed.)
Gillian Kemp
R466 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Witch Cult (Jabberwoke Pocket Occult) (Paperback): Margaret Alice Murray The Witch Cult (Jabberwoke Pocket Occult) (Paperback)
Margaret Alice Murray
R506 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Witchcraft Dialogues - Anthropological and Philosophical Exchanges (Paperback, 1): George Clement Bond, Diane M. Ciekawy Witchcraft Dialogues - Anthropological and Philosophical Exchanges (Paperback, 1)
George Clement Bond, Diane M. Ciekawy
R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Witchcraft Dialogues" analyzes the complex manner in which human beings construct, experience, and think about the "occult." It brings together anthropologists, philosophers, and sociologists, from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, to engage the metaphysical properties of "witchcraft" and "sorcery" and to explore their manifestations in people's lived experiences.
While many Africanist scholars shun the analysis of "witchcraft" as an appropriate domain of investigation, the experiences, thoughts, activities, and powers that "witchcraft" encompasses have become increasingly the source of interest and debate. Concepts of witchcraft and the phenomena to which they are applied express something fundamental to the human condition and have their equation in the logic of other human practices such as racism and its various crafts. Thus, the focus on "witchcraft" is not just a concern with the occult, but a manifestation of the convergence of interest in mediating and transcending disciplinary domains.
The contributors to this volume embrace the challenge of exploring "witchcraft" as a mode of experiencing and explaining human circumstances as well as confronting the limitations of their own intellectual traditions and paradigms. The range of their explorations takes us in new directions, making use not only of their academic training but also of their personal experiences, to reframe the conceptual terrain of the "occult" and the epistemological orientations of their various academic fields of inquiry.

Witches, Feminism, and the Fall of the West (Paperback): Edward Dutton Witches, Feminism, and the Fall of the West (Paperback)
Edward Dutton
R738 R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Save R104 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Island Possessed (Paperback, New edition): Katherine Dunham Island Possessed (Paperback, New edition)
Katherine Dunham
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Just as surely as Haiti is "possessed" by the gods and spirits of vaudun (voodoo), the island "possessed" Katherine Dunham when she first went there in 1936 to study dance and ritual. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Here Dunham tells how the island came to be possessed by the demons of voodoo and other cults imported from various parts of Africa, as well as by the deep class divisions, particularly between blacks and mulattos, and the political hatred still very much in evidence today. Full of the flare and suspense of immersion in a strange and enchanting culture, Island Possessed is also a pioneering work in the anthropology of dance and a fascinating document on Haitian politics and voodoo.

Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern (Paperback, Main): Rebecca Lenkiewicz Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern (Paperback, Main)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
R299 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R60 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Walkern, 1712. England has been free from witch-hunts for decades until Jane Wenham is blamed for a tragic death and charged with witchcraft. A terrifying ordeal begins, as the village is torn between those who want to save Jane's life and those who claim they want to save her soul. Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, the play explores sex and society's hunger to find and create witches. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern premiered at Watford Palace Theatre before going on UK tour in September 2015, in an Out of Joint, Watford Palace Theatre and Arcola Theatre co-production, in association with Eastern Angles.

Net of Magic (Paperback, New): Lee Siegel Net of Magic (Paperback, New)
Lee Siegel
R1,290 Discovery Miles 12 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Vast like the subcontinent itself and teeming with outrageous and exotic characters, "Net of Magic" is an enthralling voyage through the netherworld of Indian magic. Lee Siegel, scholar and magician, uncovers the age-old practices of magic in sacred rites and rituals and unveils the contemporary world of Indian magic of street and stage entertainers.
Siegel's journeys take him from ancient Sanskrit texts to the slums of New Delhi to find remnants of a remarkable magical tradition. In the squalid settlement of Shadipur, he is initiated into a band of Muslim street conjurers and performs as their shill while they tutor him in their con and craft. Siegel also becomes acquainted with Hindu theatrical magicians, who claim descent from court illusionists and now dress as maharajahs to perform a repertoire of tricks full of poignant kitsch and glitz.
Masterfully using a panoply of narrative sleights to recreate the magical world of India, Net of Magic intersperses travelogue, history, ethnography, and fiction. Siegel's vivid, often comic tale is crowded with shills and stooges, tourists and pickpockets, snake charmers and fakirs. Among the cast of characters are Naseeb, a poor Muslim street magician who guides Siegel into the closed circle of itinerant performers; the Industrial Magician, paid by a bank, who convinces his audience to buy traveler's checks by making twenty-rupee notes disappear; the Government Magician, who does a trick with condoms to encourage family planning; P. C. Sorcar, Jr., the most celebrated Indian stage magician; and the fictive Professor M. T. Bannerji, the world's greatest magician, who assumes various guises over a millennium of Indian history and finally arrives in the conjuring capital of the world--Las Vegas.
Like Indra's net--the web of illusion in which Indian performers ensnare their audience--"Net of Magic" captures the reader in a seductive portrayal of a world where deception is celebrated and lies are transformed into compelling and universal truths.

The Ladies of the Secret Circus - enter a world of wonder with this spellbinding novel (Paperback): Constance Sayers The Ladies of the Secret Circus - enter a world of wonder with this spellbinding novel (Paperback)
Constance Sayers
R313 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Romance, mystery, and a family curse - The Ladies of the Secret Circus has it all' Popsugar From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. Perfect for fans of The Night Circus and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. The surest way to get a ticket to Le Cirque Secret is to wish for it . . . Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder - a world where women weave illusions, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world, but when her fiance disappears on their wedding day every plan she has for the future comes crashing down. Desperate, Lara's search for answers unexpectedly lead to her great-grandmother's journals. Swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love, secrets about Lara's family history come to light and reveal a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. A curse that might be tied to her fiance's mysterious fate . . . Why readers love The Ladies of the Secret Circus . . . 'A spellbinding historical fantasy . . . Fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus will love this page-turning story of dark magic, star-crossed love, and familial sacrifice' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'At times decadent and macabre, The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a mesmerizing tale of love, treachery, and depraved magic percolating through four generations of Cabot women' Luanne G. Smith, author of The Vine Witch 'Ambitious and teeming with magic, Sayers creates a fascinating mix of art, The Belle Epoque, and more than a little murder' Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation 'The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a dazzling tale, laced with sinister magic, blood and beauty, love and loss. This is a book that will haunt you long after the last page is turned' Alyssa Palombo, author of The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel 'Spellbinding. The Ladies Of The Secret Circus is a dazzling, high-wire feat of storytelling' Catherine Taylor, author of Beyond the Moon 'The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a book to get lost in' BookPage

The Spell Book of a Wicked Witch - Magic Spells To Curse Your Enemies, Hex Your Ex, And Jinx The Jerks in Your Life... The Spell Book of a Wicked Witch - Magic Spells To Curse Your Enemies, Hex Your Ex, And Jinx The Jerks in Your Life (Hardcover)
Thalia Thorne
R701 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R121 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Spell Book of a Wicked Witch - Magic Spells To Curse Your Enemies, Hex Your Ex, And Jinx The Jerks in Your Life... The Spell Book of a Wicked Witch - Magic Spells To Curse Your Enemies, Hex Your Ex, And Jinx The Jerks in Your Life (Paperback)
Thalia Thorne
R396 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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