Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds -Charles MacKay
Mackay’s work, first published in 1841, chronicles the various fallacies and delusions that have afflicted human thinking during the modern period. Though the scope of…
Month: February 2019
Alchemy – Eric John Holmyard
Alchemy is thought to have originated over 2000 years ago in Hellenic Egypt, the result of three converging streams: Greek philosophy, Egyptian technology and the…
The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book – Raphael Patai
In this monumental work, Raphael Patai opens up an entirely new field of cultural history by tracing Jewish alchemy from antiquity to the nineteenth century.…
Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern France – Sarah Ferber
This is a highly original study of demon possession and the ritual of exorcism, both of which were rife in early modern times, and which…
The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West – Brian Levack
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the era of the Reformation, thousands of Europeans were thought to be possessed by demons. In response to their…
Charge of the Goddess: The Mother of Modern Witchcraft – Doreen Valiente
Doreen Valiente, known as the Mother of Modern Witchcraft, is an acclaimed author of books about folklore, Paganism and Witchcraft. Her work with Gerald Gardner…
The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy – Ronald Hutton
This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the…
Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans – Malachi Martin
The most shattering book on demonic possession isn’t fiction at all but Malachi Martin’s spellbinding work of interpretive reporting. –New York (Sunday) Daily News Malachi…
A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity – Francis Young
This book traces the development of exorcism in Catholic Christianity from the fourth century to the present day, and seeks to explain why exorcism is…
A No Nonsense Guide to Casting out Demons – Danelle Ice
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