Tradition 03 of 35
Witchcraft and folk magic
Historical and contemporary witchcraft, Wicca, cunning craft, Hoodoo, Vodou, and related vernacular traditions.
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- Books
- 2,577
- Earliest
- 1191
- to 2026
- Read free
- 36%
- 917 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match2,361
- Metadata match156
- Query match54
- Source classification (retained through merging)6
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Key subjects
Top languages
- English1,375 · 53%
- German351 · 14%
- French216 · 8%
- Latin139 · 5%
- Spanish80 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Cotton Mather17 in this tradition45 books
- Joseph Glanvill17 in this tradition19 books
- J. K Rowling16 in this tradition20 books
- Jean Bodin15 in this tradition25 books
- Johann Weyer14 in this tradition25 books
- Christian Thomasius13 in this tradition20 books
- Christian Deetjen13 in this tradition17 books
- Balthasar Bekker12 in this tradition17 books
- Jakob Sprenger12 in this tradition13 books
- Walter Scott11 in this tradition52 books
- Montague Summers11 in this tradition19 books
- Reginald Scot11 in this tradition12 books
2,577 books
Era
Magic
Felicia Law
1978
Newes from Scotland
1592
Newes from Scotland, declaring the damnable life and death of Doctor Fian
1592
Relation of the most remarkable proceedings at the late assizes at Northampton
1674
Remarkable trial of Jean Maxwell, the Galloway sorceress
1805
Sadducismus debellatus
1698
Salem witchcraft
1865
Some few remarks upon a scandalous book, against the government and ministry of New-England, written, by one Robert Calef.
1701
Strange and dreadful news from the town of Deptford, in the county of Kent
1685
Strange and wonderful news from Yowel in Surry
1681
Strange nevvs from Shadvvell
1684
The Dæmon of Burton, or, A true relation of strange witchcrafts or incantations lately practised at Burton in the parish of Weobley in Herefordshire
1671
The Famous history of the Lancashire witches. :Shewing, their manner of becoming such; of their enchantments, spells, revels, merry pranks, ... With the love and humour of Roger and Dorothy. To which is added, A treatise on witches in general
1770
The Full and true relation of the tryal, condemnation, and execution of Ann Foster
1674
The Hartford-shire wonder. Or, Strange news from vvare
1669
The apprehension and confession of three notorious witches. Arreigned and by iustice condemned and executed at Chelmes-forde, in the Countye of Essex, the 5. day of Iulye, last past. 1589
1589
The damned art
1985
The drowning pond
Catherine Forde
2005
The examination of John Walsh, before Maister Thomas Williams, commissary to the Reverend father in God, William, bishop of Excester, upon certayne interrogatories touchyng wytchcrafte and sorcerye, in the presence of divers ge ntlemen and others. The. xx. of August. 1566.
1566
The full tryals, examination, and condemnation of four notorious witches at the assizes held at Worcester, on Tuesday the 4th of March
1690
The history of Goody Two Shoes
J. Hall, H. & E. Phinney
1842
The history of Little Goody Two-Shoes, or, Life of Margery Meanwell
Oliver Goldsmith, John Absolon
1850
The lawes against vvitches, and conivration
1645
The life and death of Levvis Gaufredy
1612