Witchcraft - A Very Short Introduction Upanishads Features a real cloth cover

Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design

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gripping in its voice and haunting in its implications

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Witchcraft - A Very Short Introduction Upanishads Features a real cloth coverWitchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch hunting as a feature of pre modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and literary references such as Faust and even Harry Potter,