Embracing the Darkness - A Cultural History of Witchcraft (Hardcover)

As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window. In a fit of rage, the great reformer threw at the Devil the inkwell from which he was preparing his colossal translation of the Bible. A belief - like Luther's - in the supernatural, and in black magic, has been central to European cultural life for 3000 years. From the Salem witch trials to the macabre novels of Dennis Wheatley; from the sadistic persecution of eccentric village women to the seductive sorceresses of TV's Charmed; and from Derek Jarman's punk film Jubilee to Ken Russell's The Devils, John Callow brings the twilight world of the witch, mage and necromancer to vivid and fascinating life. He takes us into a shadowy landscape where, in an age before modern drugs, the onset of sudden illness was readily explained by malevolent spellcasting. And where dark, winding country lanes could terrify by night, as the hoot of an owl or shriek of a fox became the desolate cries of unseen spirits.Witchcraft has profoundly shaped the western imagination, and endures in the forms of modern-day Wicca and paganism. Embracing the Darkness is an enthralling account of this fascinating aspect of the western cultural experience.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	John Callow
Dimensions:	226 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-84511-469-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca Promotions
LSN:	1-84511-469-8
Barcode:	9781845114695

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