The encyclopedia of witches and witchcraft
By: Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Facts On File; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
ISBN-13: 9780816038480; 9780816038497
Subjects: Encyclopédies; Witchcraft; Biographies; Histoire; Witches; Encyclopedias; Sorcellerie; Sorcières; Dictionnaires anglais
Other titles: Witches and witchcraft
Description: Guiley, author of the previous edition and many other books on occult and New Age topics, covers both historical witchcraft (particularly the witch trials of Reformation Europe and Colonial America) and contemporary witchcraft and Wiccan and pagan practice in over 500 detailed, clearly written, alphabetically arranged entries of various lengths. The second edition incorporates new historical research on the origins of witchcraft and updates and expands coverage of the modern revival, its most influential leaders, the organizations, and their practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-399) and index.