Nigel Pennick

Operative Witchcraft

Spellwork and Herbcraft in the British Isles

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive look at the history and practices of rural English witchcraft

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781620558447
• ISBN-10: 1620558440
• Artikelnr.: 55200784

Autorenporträt

Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Many Names of Witchcraft
1 Operative Witchcraft: Definitions and Practices
2 Witchcraft, Fortune, and Misfortune
3 Power and the Powers of Witchcraft
4 The Gamut of Witchcraft: An Early Fictional Portrayal
5 The British Laws against Witchcraft
6 Weird Plants, Root Diggers, and Witchcraft
7 Spells, Incantations, and Charms
8 Witchcraft, Amulets, and Mascots
9 Binding Magic and the Art of Fascination, or the Evil Eye
10 The Powers of Operative Witchcraft
11 Witchcraft and the Power of the Toad
12 The Paraphernalia of Witchcraft
13 The Power of Magical Places
14 West Indian Obeah and Its Common Features with British Witchcraft
Postscript
Operative Witchcraft and the Emergence of Wicca
Glossary
Bibliography
Index