Persuasions of the Witch's Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England

To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, Tanya Luhrmann immersed herself in the secret lives of Londoners who call themselves magicians. She came to know them as friends and equals and was initiated into various covens and magical groups. She explains the process through which once-skeptical individuals--educated, middle-class people, frequently of high intelligence--become committed to the ideas behind witchcraft and find magical ritual so compellingly persuasive. This intriguing book draws some disturbing conclusions about the ambivalence of belief within modern urban society.

Author: T. M. Luhrmann
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 03/01/1991
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.16w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9780674663244
ISBN10: 0674663241
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Witchcraft (See Also Religion | Wicca)
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies
- Social Science | Sociology | General