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Wicked enchantments: a history of the Pendle witches and their magic
by Joyce Froome
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Reviews
“I enjoyed reading it so much I thought I’d also write a bit about it on A Bad Witch’s Blog…
It isn’t often I would describe a history book as “a real page-turner” – particularly when it is over 300 pages long – but I certainly found History of the Pendle Witches and Their Magic: Wicked Enchantments by Joyce Froome hard to put down.”
“Highly recommended“…
Compelling as the story in its own right, here we have a more interesting and valuable study than a mere history of events can provide.from The Merry Meet
“…for anyone who has a serious interest in the history of witchcraft, Wicked Enchantments is essential reading. What could have been, in less imaginative hands, a dull, academic tome is rendered an utterly compelling human tragedy, driven by Joyce Froome’s infectious passion for her subject. By acknowledging the reality of magic in early modern Britain, Froome gives some power back to the victims of the witch-hunts; and yet, by exposing the flaws and contradictions within popular accounts of English trials, she also goes some way towards proving the defendants’ innocence.
from http://tarahanks.com
“… an excellent book … very highly recommended“…
a well written and researched study of one of the most important witchcraft cases in England.from The Cauldron
“Sure to fascinate the reader“…
This is a substantial book containing a wealth of well-researched information presented in an original way and numerous photographic illustrations of artefacts, places and re-created scenes. It is easy reading and good to dip into if you want examples of the folk magic of its time.from The HedgeWytch
The Book
The Pendle witchcraft case is a compelling human story, and also provides a dramatic insight into the importance of magic in the lives of our ancestors. This book offers a detailed account of the extraordinary events that took place in Lancashire in 1612, focusing on James and Alizon Device, the teenage brother and sister at the centre of the case. It draws on a wealth of sources, including books of magic and trial records, to evoke a world of magicians and cunning folk, of charms, divination and familiar spirits.
It is illustrated with photographs of magical objects in the Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall, and of a modern family recreating seventeenth-century spells and rituals. Taking a thought-provoking new approach to the history of witchcraft, it conjures a vivid picture of what it was like to be someone who practised magic during the witch-hunts.
- Binding:
- softback
- ISBN:
- 978-1-874181-62-0
- Pages:
- 416
- Illustrations:
- fully illustrated
- Date of Publication:
- April 2010
- Dimensions:
- 240 × 170 mm
