"The Witches Almanac covers the history, persecutions, conjurings, and magic of some of history's most consequential witches, sorcerers, wizards, and mavericks. The lives and times of 360 of history's most important witches are explored and explained,"--
"The Witches Almanac covers the history, persecutions, conjurings, and magic of some of history's most consequential witches, sorcerers, wizards, and mavericks. The lives and times of 360 of history's most important witches are explored and explained,"--
Charles Christian is an English lawyer and a Reuters correspondent-turned-writer, editor, award-winning tech journalist, and sometime werewolf hunter. Charles was born a chime-child with a caul and grew up in a haunted medieval house by the harbor in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough. According to folklore, a caul-shrouded chime-child can’t drown at sea but can see and talk to faerie folk and also has protection against spells cast by malevolent witches and sorcerers. His father’s side of the family was related to Fletcher Christian, the leader of the infamous 18th-century mutiny on HMS Bounty, while his mother’s side was descended from Anne Hunnam (or Marchant) the “Witch of Scarborough,” who was acquitted of casting a fatal spell on a child in 1652. And “yes,” an English newspaper once really did commission Charles to take part in a werewolf hunt on the night of a full moon. Spoiler alert: he didn’t find one. He lives in Waveney Valley, England.
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About the Author Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Witchcraft and Sorcery in Classical Antiquity 2. Magic in the Middle Ages 3. The Renaissance: When Everything Changed 4. Witchcraft and Sorcery in the Royal Courts of Europe 5. The Time of the Alchemists 6. The Burning Times 7. The Great Witch Trials 8. Salem and the North American Colonial Experience 9. Witchcraft and Magic: The Empty Years 10. The Return of the Cunning Folk 11. The Rebirth of Esotericism and Ceremonial Magic 12. Aleister Crowley and his Circle 13. The Birth of Modern Witchcraft ? or a Revival of a Cult? 14. The Great British Witchcraft Revolution 15. Covens Across the Ocean: The American Dimension 16. Budapest and Starhawk: Feminism and the Craft 17. Strange Interlude: Witchcraft in Post-War Germany 18. Witch-Hunts and Black Magic in Modern Times 19. Witchcraft in the Digital Age: OK Boomer? 20. Afterword: The Last Witch Trial? Bibliography Index
About the Author Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Witchcraft and Sorcery in Classical Antiquity 2. Magic in the Middle Ages 3. The Renaissance: When Everything Changed 4. Witchcraft and Sorcery in the Royal Courts of Europe 5. The Time of the Alchemists 6. The Burning Times 7. The Great Witch Trials 8. Salem and the North American Colonial Experience 9. Witchcraft and Magic: The Empty Years 10. The Return of the Cunning Folk 11. The Rebirth of Esotericism and Ceremonial Magic 12. Aleister Crowley and his Circle 13. The Birth of Modern Witchcraft ? or a Revival of a Cult? 14. The Great British Witchcraft Revolution 15. Covens Across the Ocean: The American Dimension 16. Budapest and Starhawk: Feminism and the Craft 17. Strange Interlude: Witchcraft in Post-War Germany 18. Witch-Hunts and Black Magic in Modern Times 19. Witchcraft in the Digital Age: OK Boomer? 20. Afterword: The Last Witch Trial? Bibliography Index
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