num_pages: 120
description: While most people are familiar with the classic image of a witch as a frightening figure riding through the night sky on a broomstick true witchcraft is something very different. Witches and Wiccans explores witches and witchcraft throughout the ages in both folklore and history. It discusses what people have believed about witches in different time periods witchcraft practices from different cultures around the world and how societies have perceived those called witches. With this look at the modern Wicca practices the principles of Wicca and how they differ from the witches of legend readers will gain a better understanding of what modern-day practitioners do to commune with the unseen forces.
language: English
title: Witches and Wiccans
publisher: Chelsea House Pub