Project Gutenberg 2007-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 2232 Murray, Margaret Alice 1863 1963 Murray, M. A. (Margaret Alice) a22000394 The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch-Cult_in_Western_Europe Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Irma Špehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology" by Margaret Alice Murray is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the anthropological study of witchcraft, specifically examining the witch cult in Great Britain while also referencing practices in France and Flanders. It seeks to illuminate the organization, rituals, and beliefs of what it posits as a cohesive ancient religious system underlying the phenomena of witchcraft. The opening of the study sets the stage for a rigorous examination of the witch cult, acknowledging the extensive historical material available while emphasizing a narrower focus on Britain. The author critiques previous interpretations of witchcraft, which were often clouded by bias and lack of critical analysis. Murray introduces an analytical framework that distinguishes between operations of witchcraft, such as spells and charms, and ritual witchcraft, which she names the Dianic cult. By doing so, she aims to unravel the complexities of these beliefs and practices, offering evidence that supports the notion of a formalized and organized religion that persisted even as Christianity spread across Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ethnology Witchcraft -- Great Britain BF Text Paganism Witchcraft Anthropology Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 1309831 2025-08-08T13:14:08.214687 text/html 1270734 2007-01-22T05:21:36 text/html 477405 2025-08-08T13:14:36.049583 application/epub+zip 486671 2025-08-08T13:14:15.460622 application/epub+zip 430987 2025-08-08T13:14:12.296617 application/epub+zip 1150354 2025-08-08T13:14:48.757524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 954699 2025-08-08T13:14:33.287537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818327 2022-09-09T14:27:25.467786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761713 2025-08-08T13:14:04.145665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 761564 2007-01-22T05:21:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 760611 2007-01-22T05:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 760672 2007-01-22T05:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23646 2025-08-08T13:14:48.948463 application/rdf+xml 22627 2025-08-08T13:14:13.107604 image/jpeg 4607 2025-08-08T13:14:12.713609 image/jpeg 284137 2007-01-22T05:23:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 283622 2007-01-22T05:23:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 363364 2007-01-22T05:23:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 282703 2007-01-22T05:23:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 451857 2025-08-08T13:14:08.289626 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia