Magia, brujería y ocultismo : Una historia ilustrada

Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult: An Illustrated History traces the extraordinary history of one of the world's most fascinating and often controversial subjects, from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination, to Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, film, and television. It provides readers with a balanced and impartial account of a wide range of topics: Japanese folklore, Indian witchcraft, the differences between white and black magic, and the myths surrounding voodoo and the Ouija board. This fantastic book explores humanity's fear and fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. An essential book for understanding different forms of divination —from astrology and palmistry to Tarot— runestones, mystical plants and potions —such as mandrake— the presence of witchcraft in literature —from Shakespeare's Macbeth to the Harry Potter series— and how magic has interacted with religion. This is the most comprehensive illustrated history of witchcraft on the market: Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult. An illustrated history that will fascinate you, whether you are a believer or a skeptic.