Witches
Witches by Erica Jong
English | August 29th, 2017 | ASIN: B0734G8TXQ, ISBN: 0452253578, 0810917653 | 176 pages | EPUB | 201.84 MB
English | August 29th, 2017 | ASIN: B0734G8TXQ, ISBN: 0452253578, 0810917653 | 176 pages | EPUB | 201.84 MB
With a mix of genuine fascination, passionate enthusiasm, and keen feminist insight, Erica Jong wades through a bog of myths, misinformation, historical hysteria, and contemporary Halloween costumes to offer a generous exploration and celebration of witches.
From their origins as descendants of ancient goddesses to contemporary practitioners of the craft, the evolution of the concept of “witch” has been as changeable as the centuries themselves. From evil crone to sexual seductress, they are the embodiment of both light and dark, fertility and death, divinity and paganism, baleful curses and healing cures. They have been scapegoated as the object of men’s worst fears and embraced as heroines of female empowerment. As muses, they have influenced popular culture from Shakespeare and Yeats to Anne Sexton and Ken Russell. With reverence and a hint of mischief, Jong reveals witches’ rites, rituals, and magical recipes, including authentic spells and incantations.
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