Beware the women who are called witches,or those who claim the name for themselves...Banshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate,whose chariot is drawn by dogs.Alluring women,enchantresses,seekers of revenge,wise old women and badly-behaved girls. As Shahrukh Husain says,witches are'womanhood in all its complexity'.Over fifty stories of crones and nixies,shape shifters and beauties are here,including the loving fox witch of Japan; Italy's Witch-Bea-Witch; Scotland's Goodwife of Laggan; Biddy Earl and the terrifying Kali and Baba Yaga who comes in many forms to haunt,entice,possess,transform and challenge. From every corner of the globe,with tom-foolery,fun,strife and victory,these folklore and legends celebrate women who step out of line.
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780349016986Number of pages: 368Weight: 294 gDimensions: 196 x 124 x 30 mm
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Shahrukh Husain gives us a delightful array of witches of all kinds from across the globe - from the kindly to the cruel,from the wise to the wicked. A collection of stories that won't fail to entertain.
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