WITCHCRAFT: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION (PB)

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? Taking a historical perspective from the ancient world to contemporary paganism, this book reveals how witchcraft has meant different things to different people and that in every age it has raised questions about the distinction between fantasy and reality, faith and proof. It examines the witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explores the reinvention of witchcraft - as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.