The Oxford illustrated history of witchcraft and magic

This richly illustrated 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 successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and pr...

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Weitere Verfasser: Davies, Owen (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2017
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:This richly illustrated 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 successful Harry Potter films, 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. 00The 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, from The Wizard of Oz to Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Beschreibung:Mit Bibliographie und Index
Beschreibung:viii, 310 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
Illustrationen, Faksimiles
25 cm
ISBN:9780199608447
978-0-19-960844-7
019960844X
0-19-960844-X