Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe’s history.
The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep.
Chapter 2. The Ancient Context
Chapter 3. The Shamanic Context
Chapter 4. Ceremonial Magic – The Egyptian Legacy?
Chapter 5. The Hosts of the Night
Chapter 6. What the Middle Ages Made of the Witch
Chapter 7. The Early Modern Patchwork
Chapter 8. Witches and Fairies
Chapter 9. Witches and Celticity
Chapter 10. Witches and Animals