Author : Venetia Newall
Release : 2013-11-05
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Witch Figure by : Venetia Newall
Download or read book The Witch Figure written by Venetia Newall. This book was released on 2013-11-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katharine Briggs enjoys an unchallenged reputation in the world of folklore studies. The theme of this volume, the witch figure as a malevolent intermediary in folk belief, was chosen to reflect that aspect of Briggs's scholarship exemplified in her study of witchcraft, Pale Hecate's Team. The contributors draw on the disciplines of archaeology, comparative religion, sociology and literature and include: Carmen Blacker, H.R. Ellis Davidson, Margaret Dean-Smith, L.V. Grinsell, Christina Hole, Venetia Newall, Geoffrey Parrinder, Anne Ross, Jacqueline Simpson, Beatrice White, John Widdowson. Originally published in 1973.