Project Gutenberg 2022-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 292 Hueffer, Oliver Madox 1876 1931 Hueffer, Oliver Franz The book of witches $aUnited States :$bThe John McBride Co,$c1909. On a possible revival of witchcraft -- A Sabbath-General -- The origins of the witch -- The half-way worlds -- The witch's attributes -- Some representative English witches -- The witch of antiquity -- The witch in Greece and Rome -- From paganism to Christianity -- The Witch-Bull and its effects -- The later persecutions in England -- Persecutions in Scotland -- Other persecutions -- Philtres, charms and potions -- The witch in fiction -- Some witches of today. Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Book of Witches" by Oliver Madox Hueffer is a treatise on the history and cultural significance of witchcraft written in the early 20th century. The text explores the longstanding human fascination with witches, their roles in folklore, and society’s evolving perceptions of them. Through a blend of historical account and philosophical inquiry, the book endeavors to illustrate the importance of witches in the human narrative, suggesting that even in modernity, their relevance persists. At the start of the work, the author sets the stage by reflecting on the possible revival of witchcraft in contemporary society. He argues that despite widespread skepticism regarding witches, superstitions and beliefs in their powers continue to exist, particularly in rural areas. Hueffer recounts anecdotes of modern practitioners and the fascination they hold for some communities, thus presenting witchcraft as both an archaic relic and a living tradition. The opening chapters also explore the symbolic role of the witch in human history, suggesting that the witch serves as a critical lens through which we can understand societal fears, women's roles, and the human need for mysticism amidst enlightenment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ucw.ark:/13960/t6h13w95s&view=1up&seq=7 20200428005628heuffer 1909 US Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Witchcraft BF Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Other 524336 2025-07-27T06:51:26.732680 text/html 508677 2024-10-18T22:37:29 text/html 282431 2025-07-27T06:51:32.985707 application/epub+zip 286689 2025-07-27T06:51:27.759593 application/epub+zip 280480 2025-07-27T06:51:27.235603 application/epub+zip 430773 2025-07-27T06:51:37.096569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391648 2025-07-27T06:51:32.440629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373866 2022-09-30T18:48:15.296708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479586 2025-07-27T06:51:26.210648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459635 2024-10-18T22:37:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17111 2025-07-27T06:51:37.245561 application/rdf+xml 15142 2025-07-27T06:51:27.332617 image/jpeg 1798 2025-07-27T06:51:27.284598 image/jpeg 264274 2025-07-27T06:51:26.775650 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