Witchcraft

by Charles Alva Hoyt

Book Overview

Descendant of Susanna Martin, who was hanged as a witch because she walked into Salem in the rain without getting her feet wet, Hoyt describes his book as a "guide, a text, to help students... find the way to the right questions, through an enormous mass of complex, contradictory, and emotionally charged material." Confusion exists even in so basic a text as the injunction found in the King James translation of Exodus that "Thou shalt not suffer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809310155
• ISBN13: 9780809310159
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent! Well-written. Covers many aspects in Witchcraft

This book is excellent, especially for people just starting to study Witchcraft. The book covers many topics in witchcraft, from its origins to witchcraft today. Covers four main schools of thought concerning Witchcraft. Those being the "Orthodox", "Anthropological", "Psychological", and "Pharmacological" positions or schools. Each is written in the intent to provide a solid foundation for further research, in the area of your interest. Charles A. Hoyt, a descendant of a witch himself, writes with vigorous passion. Book is easily understandable, yet at the same time academic. I definately recommend this book. Its a great general overview of witchcraft and the black arts.