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[The Complete Book of Devils and Demons]
Ashley, Leonard R. N.
The Complete Book of Devils and Demons. New York: Barricade Books Inc. 1996.
  • Easy reading, and plenty of black and white illustrations. Terrific for grade school students on up.
  • Titillating and very informative. If you're looking for interesting trivia and snippets, this book is perfect.
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[Witchcraze]
Barstow, Anne Llewellyn.
Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts. San Francisco: Pandora. 1994.
  • A good, quick read. Good for high school projects on up.
  • This book doesn't cover the many instances in which women were accusers, or men and children were the victims of the witchcraze. Nevertheless, the case studies within are fascinating.
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[Encyclopedia of Fairies]
Briggs, Katharine.
The Encylopedia of Fairies. New York: Pantheon Books. 1976.
  • Good for students of all ages. Contains black and white illustrations.
  • Excellent introduction to faerie lore.
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[Witches and Neighbors]
Briggs, Robin.
Witches & Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk: HarperCollins Publishers. 1996.


[Night Battles]
Ginzburg, Carlo.
Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books Limited. 1985.
  • A more advanced read. Good for university level projects.
  • The seminal study of the benandanti of Italy.
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[Compendium Maleficarum]
Guazzo, Francesco Maria.
Compendium Malificarum: The Montague Summers Edition. Toronto, Ontario: General Publishing Company, Ltd. 1988.
  • a 17th-century how-to guide on witch-hunting. Contains many period black and white illustrations.
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[Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft]
Guiley, Rosemary Ellen.
The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 1989.
  • Good for students of all ages. Easy to read, and chock-full of black and white illustrations and photos.
  • Excellent introduction to various aspects of witchcraft--from ancient origins to modern practitioners.
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[Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches]
Harris, Marvin.
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture. New York: Vintage Books. 1989.
  • Excellent for high school students on up.
  • Amazing book! This book investigates some of the most incomprehensible group behaviours in the world and shows how they make perfect sense in their cultural framework.
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Kors, Alan C. and Peters, Edward.
Witchcraft in Europe 1100-1700: A Documentary History. Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. 1991.
  • This text is a must for any researcher of the European witchcraze. It contains highlights from such influential texts as the Malleus Maleficarum, a first-person account of witch accusations and torture, and various edicts from witch-hating popes. In addition, the black and white photographs of statuary, woodcuts, and paintings are very helpful.
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[Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds]
Mackay, Charles
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks. 1980.


[Raising Hell]
Masello, Robert.
Raising Hell: A Concise History of the Black Arts--and Those Who Dared to Practice Them. New York: Berkely Publishing Group. 1996.
  • Good for junior high students on up. Black and white illustrations.
  • Comprehensive introduction to the history of occultists.
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[Witchcraft, Sorcery, and Superstition]
Michelet, Jules
Witchcraft, Sorcery, and Superstition. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group Edition. 1997.
  • Good for high school students on up.
  • Difficult to navigate due to lack of index, but contains much valuable information on the outlook and attitudes of witch-fearing people of the middle ages.
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[Witchcraft in the Middle Ages]
Russell, Jeffrey Burton.
Witchcraft in the Middle Ages. New York: Cornell University Press. 1972.
  • Good for high school students on up.
  • Russell is a concise historical writer, and this book is both entertaining and educational.
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[Witchcraft in the Middle Ages]
Sidky, H.
Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs, and Disease: An Anthropological Study of the European Witch-Hunts. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. 1997.
  • Excellent for high school students on up. Contains black and white illustrations and photographs.
  • This book is amazing for its anthropological perspective of the witchcraze. This is utterly fascinating and entertaining. This is the best book I've seen on the anthropological aspects of lycanthropy.
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[The History of Witchcraft and Demonology]
Summers, Montague
The History of Witchcraft and Demonology. Secaucus: Castle Books. 1992.
  • Good for university students on up.
  • Although Summers was a very educated man, he appeared to hold little skepticism for the alleged crimes of accused witches. This is not a good introduction to the history of witchcraft, but does contain many intriguing descriptions of witchcraft. Be prepared to do a lot of rereading. The meaning of passages is sometimes quite elusive.
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