with all due respect to my Wiccan friends, many of the books out there that are about witchcraft also contain a lot of information about Wicca. The two overlap a lot, but as we know, they aren't the same. The best I have been able to find is Teresa Morey's "Witchcraft: A Beginner's Guide." Any others you like?
2007-08-23 07:37:17 · 10 answers · asked by Lady Morgana 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My favorite is Isaac Bonewits so far, though I do have a book on German mountain witchcraft around. I cannot tell you the author because it is somewhere in the other room, in a box, in a stack of 30 some boxes of books.
2007-08-23 08:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Cheese Fairy - Mummified 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, there is an excellent book on the History of the persecution of Witches called "The Witch Hunts" by Robert Thurston who is a PhD in HIstory, he is the Phillip R. Shriver Professor of HIstory at Miami University in Oxford, OH, USA.
It has a completely objective history of the persecution of Witches, Heretics, Gnostics, and Jews by ALL sects of Christianity from about 500 AD to the present. Yes, Witches are STILL being burned and hung in some parts of the World in THIS day and age.
BB,
Raji the Green Witch
There is an awful lot of insight into the History of Christianity, the Bible, Satan, and Hell as well. I know it's not ON Witchcraft per se, BUT it is an excellent source of knowledge for those who STILL insist that 9 million women were killed or that the Burning Times was a war on women.
2007-08-23 19:58:19 · answer #2 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scott Cunningham, A Guide for the Solitary Pratitioner.
I agree with you on that. Most books written these days tend to focus mostly on the "religious", Coven oriented Wicca, rather than the solitary Witchcraft.
Also, for the best (and silly at it seems) book for "base" information: Idiots Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft, is an informative book that does not entirely focus on Wicca.
So You Want to be a Witch, by Erain McCoy is a good book too.
My favorite, to date, is not exactly a Witchcraft book, but by all means SHOULD be read by anyone in the craft is: Illusions, by Richard Bach.
It is the book I have recommended to ALL my students and those I know who are interested in Witchcraft.
Thank you for the wonderful question.
2007-08-23 14:51:20 · answer #3 · answered by mom tree 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
One of my favorites is called "Good Magic" by Marina Medici. It was originally published in 1988, so it's kind of old, but it's still available at bookstores. It isn't about witchcraft so much as spellcraft, which is probably more what you're looking for. I would imagine that most books that contain the word "witch" are going to be about Wicca. Try looking for books that just use the word "spells" or "magic".
2007-08-23 14:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by imaghdork 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have yet to read a modern book that doesn't go into Wicca BUT the two traditions I have followed were both re constructional trads so I spend a lot of time in books that are between 5000 and 1000 years old LOL
Book of the Dead and Prose Edda's...good reads.
2007-08-23 14:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I look forward to seeing the answers to this. I am really enjoying reading and learning as much as I can and look forward to trying to find the book you mentioned. Sorry I cannot contribute as I have not read anything that was purely Witchcraft as I am really focusing on studying Wicca for now.
2007-08-23 15:00:46 · answer #6 · answered by PaganPixiePrincessVT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Witchcraft: Theory and Practice by Ly de Angeles
2007-08-23 14:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Kallan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mom Tree- I agree! Illusions is a wonderful book that any Pagan should read. My husband keeps extra copies on hand to give out to anyone who's interested in learning the craft.
2007-08-23 19:26:38 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend Positive Magic by Marion Weinstein (revised edition, 1981). This is a classic.
2007-08-23 20:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by lightningelemental 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a fan of Issac Bonewits. I've just finished his "Real Magic," which I reccomend for a beginner. And I love my copy of "Spiral Dance."
2007-08-23 14:50:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋