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The Witch figure
- Title
- The Witch figure / folklore essays by a group of scholars in England honouring the 75th birthday of Katharine M. Briggs. Edited by Venetia Newall.
- Publication
- London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1973]
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- Description
- xiii, 239 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Michaelis-Jena, R. Katharine M. Briggs.--Blacker, C. Animal witchcraft in Japan.--Davidson, H. R. E. Hostile magic in the Icelandic sagas.--Dean-Smith, M. The ominous wood.--Grinsell, L. V. Witchcraft at some prehistoric sites.--Hole, C. Some instances of image-magic in Great Britain.--Newall, V. The Jew as a witch figure.--Parrinder, G. The witch as victim.--Ross, A. The divine hag of the pagan Celts.--Simpson, J. Olaf Tryggvason versus the powers of darkness.--White, B. Cain's kin.--Widdowson, J. The witch as a frightening and threatening figure.--Publications by Katharine M. Briggs (p. 221)
- ISBN
- 0710076967
- LCCN
- 73083077
- OCLC
- ocm00841390
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries