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Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of books about witchcraft, witch trials, magic, sorcery legends, supernatural, demonology and occult practice:
Introduction:
The Superstitions of Witchcraft
The Devil in Britain and America
Witchcraft in Europe:
History of Magic and Witchcraft:
Magic and Witchcraft
Lives of the Necromancers
Witch, Warlock, and Magician
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology
Practitioners of Magic & Witchcraft and Clairvoyance
Mary...
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80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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English
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Describes the Last Great Age of Magic, which preceded the Age of Science, describing all aspects of the magical arts, including the Dark Arts, the realm of the devil, Natural Magic, divination, astrology, and alchemy.
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"Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectaular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous. Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created. From the oracles of ancient Egypt and the wizards of medieval Europe on to...
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viii, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch. The book also focuses on the more recent history of witchcraft...
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424 pages ; 24 cm
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"Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always. When Oddny's farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is...
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xix, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic, the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior, and its resurgence today"--
"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic--the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today. Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and...
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xii, 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm
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English
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"An illustrated, illuminating history of magic from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its most audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form's most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield's secret museum"--
"In this personal journey through a unique and remarkable performing art, David Copperfield profiles twenty-eight of the world's most groundbreaking magicians. From the 16th-century magistrate...
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