Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft
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loginA book on witchcraft at the dawn of the new century? Most definitelyso. Without a good knowledge of the subject, one cannot understandearlier periods in Europe and European overseas colonies when therewas widespread concern with witches, so intense that it culminated inwitch-hunts and burnings. Nor can one understand the situation in manyother ancient or “primitive” cultures well beyond Europe, indeed, al-most worldwide, where a belief in creatures resembling witches was—and sometimes still is—very strong. Nor can one even understand thepresent (and doubtless future) with the emergence of modern witch-craft, also known as Wicca. This book, fortunately, takes a broader view,looking back, looking beyond Western civilization, and looking into thepresent (bordering on the future).
