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| Witches by Erica Jong (Harry N. Abrams) This is a heavily illustrated, very light primer on the history of witchcraft. Jong touches on most of the important items of discussion, such as the political, sociological, and religious reasons for the ruthless persecution and execution of alleged witches in the olden tymes, and the goddess worship inherent in pagan religions. It makes for an interesting, thought-provoking read for the uninitiated, but for those of us who have already studied the topic, it's a bit lightweight and under-researched for my liking. It's also filled with pretty mediocre poetry, which was another minus for me. However, the gorgeous illustrations are well worth the price of admission. On the whole, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the history of witches and pagan religions, but if you've already studied those topics to any extent, you'll want to pass this one by. NNN - Good, But Lightweight |
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| Haunted
Wandsworth by James Clark (Tempus Publishing Ltd) Recommended by Wilf: "I just thought you might like to know about another book on London's strange history (and there's plenty of it). It's by a guy called James Clark, who I will not deny is a friend of mine but it's well put together, called 'Haunted Wandsworth' (a borough of London) and has a range of old stories and new. He is actually a qualified paranormal investigator which, if you like Call of Cthulu, the Lovecraft roleplaying game, will know are the ones who go mad first, if they survive that long.... He is also writing another one on London ghost/paranormal stories in general though it's likely to feature much new it has to be said." |
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The Occult Truth by Konstantinos (Llewellyn Publications) Recommended by Rae: "It is a relatively short book but very good." |
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