description: If you think witches ride broomsticks, over 750 articles on witchcraft's myths, history, and development will set you straight! Trace its rituals, revered objects, and major figures, such as "Witchfinder General" Matthew Hopkins and Aleister Crowley. Contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts chronicle notorious witch trials, while entries explain key terms and the theory and practice of occult magic. Look at the witchcraft hysteria that gripped the Western world for centuries. Includes illustrations from historical pamphlets and books. 320 pages, 50 b/w illus., 6 X 9 1/4.
language: English
title: Dictionary of Witchcraft
titlecomplete: Dictionary of Witchcraft
genres: Occult, Witchcraft, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 47
publisher: Brockhampton Press