A History of Witchcraft by Jeffrey B Russell
It separates centuries of supernatural nonsense from documented fact . spellbinding. --Los Angeles Times For nearly thirty years, this book has been the authoritative illustrated history of witchcraft. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, who has himself conducted innovative research in the field, Jeffrey Russell's study has been fully revised with additional chapters accompanied by new illustrations. As history shows, whether or not one believes in the powers of witchcraft, one must believe in the existence of witches. Here the definition of witchcraft in its many diverse forms is discussed and its historical, anthropological and religious manifestations charted from ancient times to the present. Alexander includes an analysis of the importance of the Internet and films in the dissemination of modern witchcraft and the potential tensions as a secretive, initiatory cult becomes an open and recognized religion.
Russell, Jeffrey Burton: - Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Besides UCSB, he has taught History and Religious Studies at Berkeley, Riverside, Harvard, New Mexico, and Notre Dame. He has published seventeen books and many articles, most of them in his special field, history of theology. His other books include a five-volume history of the concept of the Devil published by Cornell University Press between 1977 and 1988, 'Inventing the Flat Earth' (1991), and 'A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence' (1997).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500272428 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500272425 |
| Title | A History of Witchcraft |
| Author | Jeffrey B Russell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 1981-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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