Montague Summers

A Popular History of Witchcraft

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1937, this volume offers an overview of witchcraft and its practices and history, written by Montague Summers. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 - 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves-all of which he believed to be very much real. He also wrote the first English translation of the infamous 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the "Malleus Maleficarum", in 1928. Contents include: "Of the Practice and Profession of Witchcraft; of the Contact; and the Familiar", "Of the Practice of Witchcraft; of the Malice and Mischief of Witches; of the Devi's Mark; and of the Grimore", "Of the Witch Covens and their Grand Masters; of their Journey to the Sabbat; and of the Sabbat Orgy", etc. Other notable works by this author include: "Witchcraft and Black Magic" (1946) and "The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism" (1947). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Produktdetails

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• Verlag: Obscure Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9781528772785
• ISBN-10: 1528772784
• Artikelnr.: 66221444

Autorenporträt

Augustus Montague Summers (1880-1948) was an English author and clergyman born in Bristol. Despite initially studying to work for the Church of England, Summers converted to Catholicism and worked as a teacher of English and Latin. He's well-known for his studies of the supernatural, and his most notable works are History of Witchcraft and Demonology, 1926, and his 1928 translation of the 15th century manual for witch hunters, the Malleus Maleficarum.

Inhaltsangabe

1. On the Practice and Profession of Witchcraft
Of the contract
And of the Familiar 2. Of the Practice of Witchcraft
Of the Malice and Mischief of Witches
Of the Devil's Mark
And of the Grimoire 3. Of the Witch Covens and their Grand Masters
Of their Journey to the Sabbat
And of the Sabbat Orgy 4. Of the Black Mass
And of the Loves of Incubi and Succubi 5. Part 1 - Of English Witchcraft from the Beginning until the Repeal of the Law, 1736 5. Part 2 - Of English Witchcraft from the Passing of the Statute of 1736 until the Present Day