and education since 2000

Maaike Meijer

memory and the self

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Witchcraft - A Very Short Introduction Bom Dia Books and education since 2000Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch hunting as a feature of pre modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and literary references such as Faust and even Harry Potter,