
Witch Figure
Katharine Briggs enjoys an unchallenged reputation in the world of folklore studies. The theme of this volume, the witch figure as a malevolent intermediary in folk belief, was chosen to reflect that aspect of Briggs''s scholarship exemplified in her study of witchcraft, Pale Hecate''s Team.
The contributors draw on the disciplines of archaeology, comparative religion, sociology and literature and...
Katharine Briggs enjoys an unchallenged reputation in the world of folklore studies. The theme of this volume, the witch figure as a malevolent intermediary in folk belief, was chosen to reflect that aspect of Briggs''s scholarship exemplified in her study of witchcraft, Pale Hecate''s Team.
The contributors draw on the disciplines of archaeology, comparative religion, sociology and literature and...