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Witchcraft and magic in Europe. The twentieth century / edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark.
Van Pelt Library BF1584.E9 W59 1999
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LIBRA BF1584.E9 W59 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Europe--History--20th century.
- Witchcraft.
- Magic--Europe--History--20th century.
- Magic.
- History.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Twentieth century
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- The eighteenth century saw the end of witch trials everywhere. The authors chart the process of and reasons for the decriminalization of witchcraft, but also challenge the widespread assumption that Europe then became "disenchanted." Here for the first rime are surveys of the social role of witchcraft in European communities, as well as a full treatment of Victorian supernaturalism and of the continued importance of witchcraft and magic as topics of debate among intellectuals and other writers.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Modern Pagan Witchcraft / Ronald Hutton 1
- Section 1 The Background to Pagan Witchcraft 3
- Secret Societies and Ritual Magic 3
- Popular Witchcraft and Magic 13
- The Thought-World of Modern Paganism 17
- The Goddess and God of Modern Paganism 20
- Romantic Folklore 26
- The Myth of Pagan Witchcraft 31
- Forerunners 36
- Section 2 The History of Pagan Witchcraft 43
- Gerald Gardner 43
- The Gardnerians 52
- Other Traditions 55
- American Feminist Witchcraft 60
- A Coming of Age 65
- The Nature of Modern Pagan Witchcraft 71
- Part 2 Satanism and Satanic Mythology / Jean La Fontaine 81
- Section 1 The History of the Idea of Satan and Satanism 83
- The Servants of Satan 85
- Modern Ideas of Satanism 86
- Satanism and the Occult 88
- Section 2 Satanism and Pseudo-Satanist Groups 94
- The Church of Satan 96
- Organization 99
- The Temple of Set 101
- Organization 103
- The Process-Church of the Final Judgement 105
- Other Satanist Groups 107
- Numbers of Satanists 107
- Section 3 Heathenism/Odinism 110
- Section 4 Satanic Abuse Mythology 115
- The Social Context of the Myth 116
- A History of Accusations of Satanism 119
- The Components of Satanic Abuse Mythology 124
- Sources of Allegations 126
- The Spread of the Satanic Abuse Mythology 129
- Sources of Allegations 132
- Adult survivors 132
- Children's cases 135
- Confessions 136
- Part 3 The Witch, Her Victim, The Unwitcher And The Researcher: The Continued Existence Of Traditional Witchcraft / Willem de Blecourt 141
- Traces of Bewitchment 143
- Studies of Witchcraft 146
- Types of Witchcraft 150
- The Researcher's Position 154
- Journalists and Folklorists 158
- Sliedrecht, 1926 162
- Folklore Indexes 165
- Legend Repertoires 168
- Gendered Legends 172
- Witchcraft in Court 176
- Sarzbuttel, 1954 180
- The Power of the Unwitcher 183
- Active Bewitchments 188
- The Evil Eye 192
- Mayenne, 1970 197
- Spatial Dimensions 202
- Cultures of Witchcraft 205
- Witchcraft Conflicts 208
- The End of Witchcraft? 212.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0812235193
- 0812217071
- OCLC:
- 52276273
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