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  • Gerald Gardner and the Creation of Wicca

    by John Callow ...
    Series series Elements in Magic
    Gerald Gardner (1884–1964) provided the central inspiration for Wicca, as a modern, revived, form of Pagan witchcraft. As such, his cultural and religious significance has grown exponentially over the 60 years since his death. 'A Rough Magic' re-evaluates the sources of Gardner's inspiration, redefines his early life within the context of colonial Malaya and the opium trade, and emphasises his ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Last Witches of England

    A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition

    by John Callow ...
    "Fascinating and vivid." New Statesman"Thoroughlyresearched**." The Spectator**"Intriguing." BBC History Magazine"Vividly told." BBC History Revealed"A timely warning against persecution**."** Morning Star<stro... ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Embracing the Darkness

    A Cultural History of Witchcraft

    by John Callow ...
    As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window. In a fit of rage, the great reformer threw at the Devil the inkwell from which he was preparing his colossal translation of the Bible. A belief - like Luther's - in the supernatural, and in black magic, has been ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Odd men out

    Male homosexuality in Britain from Wolfenden to Gay Liberation: Revised and updated edition

    by John-Pierre Joyce ...
    From government ministers and spies to activists, drag queens and celebrities, Odd men out charts the tumultuous history of gay men in 1950s and 60s Britain. It takes us from the earliest tentative steps towards decriminalisation to the liberation movement of the early 1970s. Along the way, it catalogues shocking repression, including laws against homosexual activity and the use of brutal medical ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Vascular Endothelium

    Pharmacologic and Genetic Manipulations

    Edited by John D. Catravas, Allan D. Callow, Una S. Ryan ...
    Series Book 294 - NATO Science Series A

    $256.99 CAD

  • Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Europe

    by DR Geoffrey Scarre, John Callow ...
    Series series Studies in European History
    The figure of the witch still has the ability to exert a powerful fascination on the modern mind. The vision of the elderly crone begging for charity at the crossroads, an object of fear and revulsion for her local community, has combined with the memory of prolonged judicial persecution and oppression to inspire contemporary movements as far removed from each other as Wiccans and women's ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

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    HiBrow: Highgate Cemetery Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary

    by Simon Callow, Joanna Lumley, John Caird, Gary Kemp ...
    Narrated by Simon Callow, Joanna Lumley, John Caird, Gary Kemp ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 9 min

    To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a select group of his family and most ardent admirers from the worlds of literature and entertainment; including Joanna Lumley and Simon Callow, gathered in Highgate Cemetery, burial place of many of the Dickens family, to hear readings from his work introduced by his great-great-grandson Mark Dickens and discuss his life. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Tempest

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Series series Macmillan Collector's Library
    The Tempest is Shakespeare's masterpiece of magical effects, redemptive romance, poetry and politics.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features illustrations by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert and an ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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  • The Witch

    A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    This "magisterial account" explores the fear of witchcraft across the globe from the ancient world to the notorious witch trials of early modern Europe ( The Guardian, UK).The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In The Witch, historian Ronald Hutton sets the European witch trials in ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Triumph of the Moon:A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

    A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects. This work is no exception: for the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world; that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory ... Read more

    $17.89 CAD

  • Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Malcolm Gaskill ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Witchcraft 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 ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Wicca and the Christian Heritage

    Ritual, Sex and Magic

    by Joanne Pearson ...
    What is Wicca? Is it witchcraft, Paganism, occultism, esotericism, magic, spirituality, mysticism, nature religion, secrecy, gnosis, the exotic or 'other'? Wicca has been defined by and explored within all these contexts over the past thirty years by anthropologists, sociologists and historians, but there has been a tendency to sublimate and negate the role of Christianity in Wicca's historical ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD