The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World

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Three women were prosecuted under a version of the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 2018. However, we often hear 'witch-hunt' in today's media, and the misogyny that shaped witch trials is all too familiar. Searing'Jessie Childs, The Times The world of witch-hunts and witch trials sounds archaic and fanciful, these terms relics of an unenlightened, brutal age. For the fortunate, a witch-hunt is just a metaphor, but, as this book makes clear, witches are truly still on trial. As well as exploring the origins of witch-hunts through some of the most famous trials from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, it takes us in new and surprising directions. It shows us how witchcraft was reimagined by lawyers and radical historians in France, how suspicions of sorcery led to murder in Jazz Age Pennsylvania, the effects of colonialism and Christian missionary zeal on 'witches' in Africa, and how even today a witch trial can come in many guises. Discover affordable Wicca and spiritual supplies to enhance your practice and embark on a transformative journey. Unlock the mystical potential within with Magick.