Description |
xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Michaelis-Jena, R. Katharine M. Briggs.--Blacker, C. Animal witchcraft in Japan.--Davidson, H. R. E. Hostile magic in the Icelandic sagas.--Dean-Smith, M. The ominous wood.--Grinsell, L. V. Witchcraft at some prehistoric sites.--Hole, C. Some instances of image-magic in Great Britain.--Newall, V. The Jew as a witch figure.--Parrinder, G. The witch as victim.--Ross, A. The divine hag of the pagan Celts.--Simpson, J. Olaf Tryggvason versus the powers of darkness.--White, B. Cain's kin.--Widdowson, J. The witch as a frightening and threatening figure.--Publications by Katharine M. Briggs (p. 221) |
Summary |
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 include: Carmen Blacker, H.R. Ellis Davidson, Margaret Dean-Smith, L.V. Grinsell, Christina Hole, Venetia Newall, Geoffrey Parrinder, Anne Ross, Jacqueline Simpson, Beatrice White, John Widdowson |
Analysis |
Folklore Special subjects: Witchcraft Festschriften |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 221-223 |
Subject |
Briggs, Katharine Mary.
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Briggs, Katharine Mary. ( (Katharine Ma), 1898-
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Briggs, Katharine Mary., 1898-
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Magic.
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Witchcraft.
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Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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Author |
Briggs, Katharine Mary.
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Newall, Venetia, editor
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LC no. |
73083077 |
ISBN |
0710076967 |
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