Historical witchcraft and magical accusation
Witchcraft Texts
Witchcraft texts on trials, accusations, maleficium, popular magic, demonological theory, and the social history of magical practice.
- Texts
- 13
- Authors
- 12
- Range
- 1487 to 1911
Overview
The main subjects, texts, and practices represented in this collection.
Witchcraft is centered on texts about accusation, practice, prosecution, maleficium, and demonological debate. It follows the historical record of witchcraft and magical suspicion rather than treating every folk charm or grimoire operation as witchcraft.
- Witchcraft trials, accusation literature, and demonological debate.
- Historical descriptions of popular magical practice and maleficium.
- Texts where witchcraft is a primary category, not a passing charge.
Texts
Key source texts and related works for studying Witchcraft.
Salem Witchcraft
Witch Stories
Le streghe
The Book of Witches
Aradia
Witchcraft & Second Sight
Malleus Maleficarum
Malleus Maleficarum
La strega
The Discoverie of Witchcraft
Daemonologie
Witchcraft and Superstitious Record
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Demonology
Demonology texts covering spirit hierarchies, possession, exorcism, theological classification, grimoires, and early modern debates on magic.
Folk Magic
Folk magic texts and practical traditions covering charms, cures, household rites, prayers, talismans, and vernacular magical practice.
Grimoire Tradition
Grimoire literature across manuscript and print traditions, including operations, spirits, talismans, prayers, seals, and practical magical procedures.
Grimoires and Ceremonial Magic
Primary grimoire and ceremonial magic texts covering the Key of Solomon, Goetia, pentacles, Abramelin, spirit catalogues, seals, consecrations, and ritual practice.
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