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Witchcraft. The Library of Esoterica (Hardcover) Loot Price: R811
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Witchcraft. The Library of Esoterica (Hardcover): Jessica Hundley, Pam Grossman

Witchcraft. The Library of Esoterica (Hardcover)

Jessica Hundley, Pam Grossman; Designed by Thunderwing

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Initiating readers in the fascinating and complex history of witchcraft, from the goddess mythologies of ancient cultures to the contemporary embrace of the craft by modern artists and activists, this expansive tome conjures up a breathtaking overview of an age-old tradition. Rooted in legend, folklore, and myth, the archetype of the witch has evolved from the tales of Odysseus and Circe, the Celtic seductress Cerridwen, and the myth of Hecate, fierce ruler of the moonlit night. In Witchcraft we survey her many incarnations since, as she shape-shifts through the centuries, alternately transforming into mother, nymph, and crone-seductress and destroyer. Edited by Jessica Hundley, and co-edited by author, scholar, and practitioner Pam Grossman, this enthralling visual chronicle is the first of its kind, a deep dive into the complex symbologies behind witchcraft traditions, as explored through the history of art itself. The witch has played muse to great artists throughout time, from the dark seductions of Francisco Jose de Goya and Albrecht Durer to the elegant paean to the magickal feminine as re-imagined by the Surrealist circle of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Leonor Fini. The witch has spellbound through folktales and dramatic literature as well, from the poison apples of The Brothers Grimm, to the Weird Sisters gathered at their black cauldron in Shakespeare's Macbeth, to L. Frank Baum's iconic Wicked Witch of the West, cackling over the fate of Dorothy. Throughout this entrancing visual voyage, we'll also bear witness to the witch as she endures persecution and evolves into empowerment, a contemporary symbol of bold defiance and potent nonconformity. Featuring enlightening essays by modern practitioners like Kristen J. Sollee and Judika Illes, as well interviews with authors and scholars such as Madeline Miller and Juliet Diaz, Witchcraft includes a vast range of cultural traditions that embrace magick as spiritual exploration and creative catharsis. About the series The Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism, translating the arcane and the obscure into enduring, visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors, libraries, and museums around the globe. The result forms an inclusive visual history, a study of our primal pull to dream and nightmare, and the creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.

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Imprint: Taschen
Country of origin: Germany
Release date: September 2021
First published: 2021
Editors: Jessica Hundley • Pam Grossman
Designers: Thunderwing
Dimensions: 249 x 178 x 50mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-8560-6
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca
Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca
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LSN: 3-8365-8560-X
Barcode: 9783836585606

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