The Book of Spells, Hexes and Curses. True Tales from Around the World.
Secaucus NJ: Citradel Press Book / Carroll Publishing Group, 1997. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Large octavo. xiv + 242pp + viii photo insert at center. Glossy illustrated covers, appendices, references, advert, b&w illustrations. An interesting and amusing exploration of famous and not-so-famous examples of the use of spells, hexes and curses from around the world - from ancient Egypt to the witch trials of medieval Europe to voodoo ritutals in the Americas today. Contents: Introduction. Contemporary Curses; The Curse of King Tut; Ancestral Voices and Original Sin; Papal Magicians and the Templar Head; Bothwell and the Witches; Sister Jeanne and the Devils; Celtic Curses; The Brahan Seer and the Seaforth Doom; English Curses; The Hapsburg Ravens and the Lady in White; Boning, Taboo, and Oriental Curses; The Kahuna Death-Prayer; Africa: the Tale of Isaiah Oke; Voodoo, Fugu and Zombie Resurrection; Rosalio Moises: a Yaqui life; The Kennedy Curse; The Curious Case of Carole Compton; Jinxes and Jewels; Shakespeare's Scottish Tragedy; Afterword: the New Witch-Hunts; Appendix I: The Evil Eye.; Appendix II: Thought-Forms. A few light bumps to covers and edges- else a tight, clean copy in near Fine condition. Item #66993
ISBN: 0806516755
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