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Witchcraft and Black Magicby Montague Summers
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Intriguing, thoroughly researched volume provides expert historical view of demonology and the occult, drawing information from the Bible, literary classics, personal memoirs, correspondence, and court records. Scholarly, yet highly readable study defines witchcraft, then examines ceremonial practices, the casting of spells and conjuring, celebration of the Black Mass, and much more. A masterfully written work for anyone interested in supernatural phenomena, this book has been hailed by critic H. L. Mencken as "learned, honest, and amusing." Book News Annotation:A reprinting of the original 1946 text, this volume is the result of
the extensive labors of Summers, who was a scholar of and believer in
the occult. It begins with a general overview of witchcraft and
progresses to increasingly meticulously detailed descriptions of
historical events and the ceremonies of the supernatural. A
conglomerate of a wealth of information extracted from the Bible,
court records, correspondences and personal memoirs on the subject.
Written for a general audience.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:English historian, essayist, critic and biographer Montague Summers (1880-1948) was one of the foremost authorities on witchcraft and the occult. In this intriguing, thoroughly researched volume, he offers an expert historical view of witchcraft and black magic through the ages, drawing on a diverse array of sources ranging from the Bible and literary classics to personal memoirs, correspondence, and court records. Beginning with a definition of witchcraft and how one becomes a witch, Summers proceeds to discuss the origins of witchcraft, the familiar, ceremonial practices, spells and conjuring, covens, the Black Mass, and much more, all in well-documented detail. Summers wrote many popular books on witchcraft, vampirism, and demonology; anyone interested in witchcraft and the occult will find much of value in this masterly historical study, written in a scholarly yet readable style. Synopsis:Historical overview of demonology and the occult defines witchcraft and examines ceremonial practices, the casting of spells and conjuring, celebration of the Black Mass, and much more. A masterfully written, highly readable work for anyone interested in supernatural phenomena. Synopsis:Intriguing, thoroughly researched volume provides expert historical view of demonology and the occult, drawing information from the Bible, literary classics, personal memoirs, correspondence, and court records. Scholarly, yet highly readable study defines witchcraft then examines ceremonial practice What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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