Montague Summers

Witchcraft and Black Magic (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating volume delves into the history of witchcraft and demonology. Witchcraft and Black Magic gives an extensive history of what Montague Summers deems to be Satanic practises.

First published in 1946, this handbook gathers vivid detail from a wealth of sources and references that enhance its overview of black magic. Montague Summers' research explores numerous court records, personal accounts, and classic works of literature, as well as taking evidence from the Bible. A devout Catholic, Summers writes about witchcraft in great detail, examining historic events, such as the Salem witch trials, with a close eye.

The chapters in this chilling volume include:

- What is Witchcraft? How Does One Become a Witch?

- The Familiar, in Human Shape and Animal

- Witchcraft at Cambridge and Oxford

- The Origins of Witchcraft

- The Library of Witches

- The Magus (1801) of Francis Barrett

- Sympathetic Magic

Complete with an introduction to the folklore and history of witchcraft, Read & Co. Books has republished this classic guide to black magic in a brand new edition. A must-read for conspiracy theorists and those with an interest in the historical background of witchcraft.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528799850
• Artikelnr.: 70882763

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

CHAPTER I What is Witchcraft? How does One become a Witch? The Essential
Pact CHAPTER II "The Familiar, in Human Shape and Animal " How Acquired The
Sacrileges of Witches The Reward of Blood CHAPTER III Witchcraft at
Cambridge and Oxford The Manichee Sorcerers Revolutionary Witchcraft The
Witchcraft of the Templars Witchcraft and Politics CHAPTER IV The Origins
of Witchcraft The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men Who was the First
Witch? Assyrian and Egyptian Witchcraft The Mummies "The "Dianic Cult" "
CHAPTER V The Library of the Witches The Sibylline Books The Grimoires Ie
Grand Albert The Witches' Bible Zekerboni Printed and Manuscript Books of
Spells The Scene of Conjuration described by Restif de la Bretonne CHAPTER
VI The Magus of Francis Barrett Today Ceremonial Magic The Evil Eye Ranks
of Demons Necromancy Evocations Ebenezer Sibly Satanism Today Obeah
Witchcraft in Mauritius CHAPTER VII Sympathetic Magic Wax Images Figurines
The Covens The Grand Master Levitation The Sabbat Incubi and Succubae The
Black Mass