Book

Season of the witch / written by Matt Ralphs ; illustrated by Núria Tamarit.

Ralphs, Matt, (author.). Tamarit, Nuria, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Explores the history of magic and witchcraft in various religious traditions from 800 BCE to the modern era.

Record details

ISBN: 9781912497713
ISBN: 1912497719
Physical Description: 75 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Publisher: London ; Flying Eye Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A spellbinding history of witches and other magical folk" -- Cover.

"Published in the US by Nobrow (US) Inc."--Colophon.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A magical gathering -- Ancient Mesopotamian magic ; Ea ; What a witch looks like -- Ancient Egyptian magic ; Heka ; The Book of the Dead -- Ancient Greek magic ; Circe ; Wands and familiars -- Slavic magic ; Baba-Yaga ; Cauldrons and potions ; Rasputin -- Norse magic ; Sea witches ; Spells and incantations -- Medieval magic ; Mother Shipton ; Grimoires -- South African magic ; Vodou ; Marie Laveau ; Voudou dolls and charms -- Japanese magic ; Yama-uba ; Hannya masks -- Early Modern magic ; The Salem witch trials ; Malleus Maleficarum -- Modern day magic ; Gerald Gardner ; A silver thread.