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Author Jong, Erica.

Title Witches / by Erica Jong ; illustrated by Joseph A. Smith.

Publication Info. New York : H.A. Abrams, 1981.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  133.43 JON    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  811.54 J79W    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  811 J732W    Check Shelf
Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Bibliography Bibliography: page 176.
Contents The Witch -- Some Light on the Subject of Witchcraft -- The Word Witchcraft -- From Mother Goddess to Witch -- The White Goddess and the Witch -- From Paganism to Christianity -- Witchcraft vs. Witch-craze -- On the Subject of Torture -- Some Questions for Witches -- Witches and Heretics -- Satanism and Witchcraft -- Muddled Mythologies -- Becoming a Witch -- Theories of Witchcraft -- What Does a Witch Look Like? -- Witch Lore -- The Witch's Equipment -- The Witch's Costume -- Some Witch Rituals -- Sexual Union with the Devil -- Witches and Impotence -- Puppets or Poppets -- Love Poppets -- Love Spells and Why We Need Them -- The Witches' Year -- The Witches' Organization -- The Sabbat -- Favorite Haunts -- Witches and Flight -- Witches and Weather -- The Witches' Herbs -- Poisons and Cures -- A Deadly Herbal in Verse -- The Gathering of Herbs -- Flying Ointments: Some Recipes -- The Witch and the Fairy -- Some Legendary Witches -- Famous Witches in History -- In Conclusion: The Communal Myth of the Witch.
Subject Witchcraft.
Witchcraft -- Poetry.
ISBN 0810917653: $25.00 (est.)
9780810917651
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