Other literary scholars analyse them as oral genre using semiotics ( Halpern and Foley 1978 ; Nöth 1977 ) , while more recent anthropological approaches note the shamanistic function of such chants ( Glosecki 1989 ) .
Topics include modern pagan witchcraft, Satanism, and the continued existence of traditional witchcraft.
Boyer, P. (1994) The Naturalness of Religious Ideas: A Cognitive Theory of Religion (Berkeley). Boyer, P. and Nissenbaum, S. (1974) Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of I/Vitchcrafi (London). Briggs, R. (1989) Communities of Belief: ...
Praise for the series: - 'An exceptional historical and social analysis of a subject of enduring interest.'--Library Journal; - 'Although intended mainly for scholars, there is much to interest the common reader.
AND MAGIC IN EUROPE General Editors Bengt Ankarloo (University of Lund) Stuart Clark (University of Swansea) The roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ... 3 Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: The Middle Ages Vol.
Boyer , P. ( 1994 ) The Naturalness of Religious Ideas : A Cognitive Theory of Religion ( Berkeley ) . Boyer , P. and Nissenbaum , S. ( 1974 ) Salem Possessed : The Social Origins of Witchcraft ( London ) .
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 2: Ancient Greece and Rome
“God Killed Saul: Heinrich Bullinger and Jacob Ruef on the Power of the Devil.” In Werewolves. Graeter, Jacob. Hexen oder Unholden Predigten. Tübingen, 1589. Graf, Fritz. Magic in the Ancient World. Trans. Franklin Philip.
This is the first of a two-volume set of books looking at the phenomenon of witchcraft, magic and the occult in Europe since the seventeenth century.