An edition of The Oxford illustrated history of witchcraft and magic (2017)

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An edition of The Oxford illustrated history of witchcraft and magic (2017)

The Oxford illustrated history of witchcraft and magic

First edition.

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  • 4 Want to read

This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch. The book also focuses on the more recent history of witchcraft and magic, from the Enlightenment to the present, exploring the rise of modern magic, the anthropology of magic around the globe, and finally the cinematic portrayal of witches and magicians, from The Wizard of Oz to Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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English
Pages
310

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History, Magic, Witchcraft, Magic, history
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2017
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Table of Contents

1.
Magic in the ancient world -- Peter Maxwell-Stuart -- 2.
Medieval magic -- Sophie Page -- 3.
The demonologists -- James Sharpe -- 4.
The witch trials -- Rita Voltmer -- 5.
The witch and magician in European art -- Charles Zika -- 6.
The world of popular magic -- Owen Davies -- 7.
The rise of modern magic -- Owen Davies -- 8.
Witchcraft and magic in the age of anthropology -- Robert J. Wallis -- 9.
Witches on screen -- Willem de Blécourt.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.

Other Titles
Witchcraft and magic

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
133.4/309
Library of Congress
BF1566 .O94 2017, BF1589

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
310

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27238153M
ISBN 10
019960844X
ISBN 13
9780199608447
LCCN
2016933208
OCLC/WorldCat
972537073

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