The Oxford History of Witchcraft and Magic [Paperback]

The 4000-year story of witchcraft and magic - from the ancient world toHarry Potter... and beyond...REPLACELESSTHANbREPLACEGREATERTHANHistories you can trust.REPLACELESSTHAN/bREPLACEGREATERTHANThis history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successfulHarry Potterfilms, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch.The book also focuses on the more recent history of witchcraft and magic, from the Enlightenment to the present, exploring the rise of modern magic, the anthropology of magic around the globe, and finally the cinematic portrayal of witches and magicians, fromThe Wizard of OztoCharmedandBuffy the Vampire Slayer.1. Magic in the Ancient World,Peter Maxwell-Stuart2. Medieval Magic,Sophie Page3. The Demonologists,James Sharpe4. The Witch Trials,Rita Voltmer5. The Witch and Magician in European Art,Charles Zika6. The World of Popular Magic,Owen Davies7. The Rise of Modern Magic,Owen Davies8. Witchcraft and Magic in the Age of Anthropology,Robert J. Wallis9. Witches on Screen,Willem de Bl?courtOwen Davies,Professor of Social History, University of HertfordshireOwen Davies is Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire. He has written extensively on the history of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and popular medicine, includingThe Haunted: A Social History of Ghosts(2007),Grimoires: A History of Magic Books(2009),Paganism: A Very Short Introduction(2011),Magic: A Very Short Introduction(2012), and most recentlyAmerica Bewitched: The Story of Witchcraft after Salem(2013). An essential text in the field. --Paradigm Explorer 2023/2