The Virago book of witches by Shahrukh Husain, editor; Payne, Liane, illustrator instant download

The Virago book of witches by Shahrukh Husain, editor; Payne, Liane, illustrator instant download

xxx, 338 pages : 21 cm, A collection of more than fifty stories about witches from around the world. There are tales of banshees, crones and beauties in disguise from China, Siberia, the Caribbean, Armenia, Portugal and Australia. The characters featured include Italy's Witch Bea-Witch, Lilith, Kali, and Twitti Glyn Hec. Alluring women, enchantresses, wise old ladies and bewitching women: they are all here and ready to haunt, entice, possess, transform, challenge - and sometimes even to help, \"First published in Great Britain in 1993 by Virago Press\"--T.p. verso, Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-338), Alluring women and ailing knights -- Wise old women -- Witches in love: possessive women and devoted wives -- Transformations -- Guardians of the seasons and elements -- Witchy devices: cauldrons, broomsticks, and trysts with the Devil -- Hungry hags: cannibals and blood-suckers -- Trials and contests