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| Genre/Form: | Fantasy poetry Poetry |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Erica Jong; Joseph A Smith |
| ISBN: | 0810917653 9780810917651 |
| OCLC Number: | 6942723 |
| Description: | 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Contents: | The Witch -- Some Light on the Subject of Witchcraft -- The Word Witchcraft -- From Mother Goddess to Witch -- The White Goddess and the Witch -- From Paganism to Christianity -- Witchcraft vs. Witch-craze -- On the Subject of Torture -- Some Questions for Witches -- Witches and Heretics -- Satanism and Witchcraft -- Muddled Mythologies -- Becoming a Witch -- Theories of Witchcraft -- What Does a Witch Look Like? -- Witch Lore -- The Witch's Equipment -- The Witch's Costume -- Some Witch Rituals -- Sexual Union with the Devil -- Witches and Impotence -- Puppets or Poppets -- Love Poppets -- Love Spells and Why We Need Them -- The Witches' Year -- The Witches' Organization -- The Sabbat -- Favorite Haunts -- Witches and Flight -- Witches and Weather -- The Witches' Herbs -- Poisons and Cures -- A Deadly Herbal in Verse -- The Gathering of Herbs -- Flying Ointments: Some Recipes -- The Witch and the Fairy -- Some Legendary Witches -- Famous Witches in History -- In Conclusion: The Communal Myth of the Witch. |
| Responsibility: | by Erica Jong ; illustrated by Joseph A. Smith. |
Abstract:
This witch's brew of a book is back in all its tantalizing glory to enchant a new generation of readers. Best-selling author Erica Jong here turns her attention to the fantastical and factual world of witchcraft. In beguiling poetry and prose, she looks at the figure of the witch both as historical reality and as archetype-as evil crone and full-breasted seductress, as a lingering vestige of a primeval religion and a projection of fear of the unknown. Joseph A. Smith's powerful, haunting illustrations enliven each page, as Jong investigates the witch as a survivor of the age of sorcery, as a scapegoat for male-dominated church-state politics, as a remarkable natural healer, and as a hexer without peer. Real recipes for love potions and flying lotions, along with formulas for spells and incantations, make this book a rich journey of mystery and delight.
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The mythic witch
Witches is part art book, part history, and part witchcraft how-to. Erica Jong highlights the prominence of the witch archetype in our culture and explores the story and practices that led to "her" common stereotypes. The author spends a good deal of time discrediting the work...
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