TY - BOOK AU - Ralphs,Matt AU - Tamarit,Nuria TI - Season of the witch SN - 9781912497713 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Flying Eye Books KW - Witches KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Witchcraft KW - Magic KW - Informational works KW - lcgft KW - Illustrated works KW - Picture books N1 - A magical gathering -- Ancient Mesopotamian magic ; Ea ; What a witch looks like -- Ancient Egyptian magic ; Heka ; The Book of the Dead -- Ancient Greek magic ; Circe ; Wands and familiars -- Slavic magic ; Baba-Yaga ; Cauldrons and potions ; Rasputin -- Norse magic ; Sea witches ; Spells and incantations -- Medieval magic ; Mother Shipton ; Grimoires -- South African magic ; Vodou ; Marie Laveau ; Voudou dolls and charms -- Japanese magic ; Yama-uba ; Hannya masks -- Early Modern magic ; The Salem witch trials ; Malleus Maleficarum -- Modern day magic ; Gerald Gardner ; A silver thread N2 - Tracing as far back as the Stone Age, witches have fascinated us for centuries. But were they evil sorceresses determined to seek revenge, or suppressed feminists who were misunderstood? From Egyptian priestesses to Norse healers, take a closer look at witches throughout history and across the world, in this holistic non-fiction book that incorporates poetry, art, mythology, hexes, potions, and magic from different cultures and religions around the world ER -