Witchcraft: Out of the Shadows — Leo Ruickbie

Author: Leo Ruickbie
Publisher: Robert Hale
Format: Paperback
Edition: Paperback edition, 2011
ISBN: 9780709092001

Condition: Good second-hand condition with light shelf wear, minor rubbing to the cover and small signs of handling to the edges and corners. Binding appears firm and pages are clean and readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Witchcraft: Out of the Shadows is a broad history of witchcraft, tracing ideas of magic, witches and Wicca from the ancient world through European witch trials and into modern pagan religion.

Leo Ruickbie examines how witchcraft developed in mythology, religion, folklore and social history, before turning to the rise of Wicca and modern witchcraft as a contemporary spiritual movement. Drawing on academic research into mysticism, magic and the social meaning of Wicca, this book offers an accessible introduction to both the shadowy history of witchcraft and its modern revival.

About the Author:

Leo Ruickbie is a writer and researcher specialising in witchcraft, Wicca, magic, paranormal belief and the history of the supernatural. He founded the Witchcraft Information Centre and Archive and has written widely on magic, witchcraft and unexplained phenomena.