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A history of witchcraft, sorcerers, heretics & pagans, Jeffrey B. Russell & Brooks Alexander

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) index

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A history of witchcraft

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Jeffrey B. Russell & Brooks Alexander

sorcerers, heretics & pagans

pt. I. Sorcery and historical witchcraft -- 1. Sorcery -- Sorcery worldwide -- Sorcery in ancient times -- Sorcery and religion -- 2. The roots of European witchcraft -- Interpretations of European witchcraft -- Sorcery, folklore, and religion in pagan Europe -- The legal status of sorcery -- 3. Witchcraft, heresy, and inquisition -- The dualist heresies -- From sorcery to witchcraft -- 4. The witch-craze on the continent of Europe -- The growth of the witch-craze -- The climax of the witch-craze -- 5. Witchcraft in Britain and America -- Witchcraft in the British isles -- Witchcraft in the American colonies -- 6. Witchcraft and society -- Witchcraft and women -- The Salem trials -- 7. The decline of witchcraft -- The romantic revival -- pt. II. Modern witchcraft -- 8. Survivals and revivals -- Modern sorcery -- 9. Neopagan witchcraft : the sources -- Witchcraft as paganism : Jarcke, Mone, and Michelet -- The forerunners : Leland, Murray, and Graves -- Gerald Gardner : father of modern witchcraft -- Describing modern witchcraft -- 10. Neopagan witchcraft : the movement -- The re-visioning of Wicca ; Doreen Valiente to Alex Sanders -- Burgeoning diversity : witchcraft in America -- Cyber-culture, pop-culture, and the rise of the paganoids -- Witchcraft and the interfaith interface -- Looking forward : growth, validation, and change -- 11. The role of witchcraft

A history of witch craft