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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2024
Print publication year:
2024
Online ISBN:
9781009472852
Subjects:
History of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religion, Religion: General Interest

Book description

The terms 'witch' and 'witchcraft' have been used to mean many different things over the years. In the twentieth century, some people began referring to themselves as witches and espousing esoteric new religions that they called witchcraft. Some of these new religions – most notably Wicca – were forms of modern Paganism, devoted to the veneration of ancient divinities. Others constituted types of Satanism or Luciferianism, embracing the early modern idea of the witch as a Devil worshipper. Recent years have seen growing numbers of Black Americans who practice African diasporic religions adopt the term 'witch' too. This Element explores why the image of the witch is so appealing to numerous people living in modern Western countries, examining how witchcraft offers people a connection to the past, a vehicle for liberation, and a means of empowering themselves in an often-troubling world.

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Films, Television, and Podcasts

American Horror Story: Coven. 2013–2014. [Television]. USA: FX.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 1997–2003. [Television]. USA: The WB and UPN.
Charmed. 1998–2006. [Television]. USA: The WB.
Charmed. 2018–2020. [Television]. USA: The CW.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. 2018–2020. [Television]. USA: Netflix.
Juju: The Web Series. 2019. [Web Television]. USA.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch. 1996–2003. [Television]. USA: ABC and the WB.
Suspiria. 1977. [Film]. Dario Argento. Dir. Italy: Seda Spettacoli.
The Blair Witch Project. 1999. [Film]. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. Dir. USA: Haxan Films.
The Craft. 1996. [Film]. Andrew Fleming. Dir. USA: Columbia Pictures.
The Craft: Legacy. 2020. [Film]. Zoe Lister-Jones. Dir. USA: Columbia Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, and Red Wagon Entertainment.
The Love Witch. 2016. [Film]. Anna Biller. Dir. USA: Anna Biller Productions.
The Witch. 2015. [Film]. Robert Eggers. Dir. USA and Canada: Parts and Labor, RT Features, Rooks Nest Entertainment, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Mott Street Pictures, Code Red Productions, Scythia Films, Pulse Films, and Special Projects.
The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling. 2023. [Podcast]. USA: The Free Press.

Songs

Anohni (2012). Future Feminism. Antony and the Johnsons. Cut the World. [CD]. Rough Trade Records.
Bond, J. V. (2011a). Crowley à la Lee. Justin Vivian Bond. Dendrophile. [CD]. Weatherbox.
Bond, J. V. (2011b). The New Economy. Justin Vivian Bond. Dendrophile. [CD]. Weatherbox.
Princess Nokia (2017). Brujas. Princess Nokia. 1992 Deluxe. [CD]. Rough Trade Records.
Katz, Zebra (2013). BLK WICCAN. Zebra Katz. DRKLNG. [Download]. ZFK Records.

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