Witches
by Jong, Erica; Smith, Jos. A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-03-30
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary
Best-selling author Erica Jong turns her attention to the fantastical and factual world of witchcraft, exploring the figure of the witch both as historical reality and as archetype. On page after page filled with magical illustrations by Joseph A. Smith, Jong spins tales in poetry and prose, even providing recipes for love potions and magic spells.
Table of Contents
| The Witch | p. 11 |
| Some Light on the Subject of Witchcraft | p. 13 |
| The Word Witchcraft | p. 14 |
| From Mother Goddess to Witch | p. 17 |
| The White Goddess and the Witch | p. 24 |
| From Paganism to Christianity | p. 35 |
| Witchcraft vs. Witch-craze | p. 38 |
| On the Subject of Torture | p. 43 |
| Some Questions for Witches | p. 49 |
| Witches and Heretics | p. 51 |
| Satanism and Witchcraft | p. 52 |
| Muddled Mythologies | p. 54 |
| Becoming a Witch | p. 58 |
| Theories of Witchcraft | p. 62 |
| What Does a Witch Look Like? | p. 66 |
| Witch Lore | p. 72 |
| The Witch's Equipment | p. 85 |
| The Witch's Costume | p. 93 |
| Some Witch Rituals | p. 101 |
| Sexual Union with the Devil | p. 107 |
| Witches and Impotence | p. 108 |
| Puppets or Poppets | p. 109 |
| Love Poppets | p. 112 |
| Love Spells and Why We Need Them | p. 116 |
| The Witches' Year | p. 122 |
| The Witches' Organization | p. 125 |
| The Sabbat | p. 129 |
| Favorite Haunts | p. 132 |
| Witches and Flight | p. 134 |
| Witches and Weather | p. 136 |
| The Witches' Herbs | p. 138 |
| Poisons and Cures | p. 141 |
| A Deadly Herbal in Verse | p. 144 |
| The Gathering of Herbs | p. 150 |
| Flying Ointments: Some Recipes | p. 152 |
| The Witch and the Fairy | p. 155 |
| Some Legendary Witches | p. 158 |
| Famous Witches in History | p. 165 |
| In Conclusion: The Communal Myth of the Witch | p. 170 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 176 |
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