Witchcraft and Sorcery - Edited by Max Marwick

Witchcraft and Sorcery - Edited by Max Marwick

Dr. Max Marwick's scholarly collection of readings, in five parts, paints a fascinating picture of the current worldwide status of witchcraft. Part One looks at the different approaches to the topic, with an extract from a classic study of the Azande. Part Two samples the rich ethnography of witchcraft, and includes papers on the European and Salem witch-hunts. Part Three examines theories of witchcraft and particularly at how witchcraft and cultist movements are often indicators of social strain. Part Four looks at the urbanization of modern witchcraft and Part Five at the way in which witch-beliefs throw light on other problems. This distinguished collection helps us to understand a serious phenomenon too often dismissed lightly.

Published by Penguin, 1982

Paperback. Good condition.