WITCHCRAFT IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND - 1956 - MAGICK, WITCHES, OCCULT, DEMONS FAIRIES The author argues that belief

The author argues that belief in the existence of an intermediate or probationary realm as the first step after death — and before heaven — was passed from the religion of the ancient Jews and into Christianity and only fell from the Anglican tradition due to misunderstandings resulting from Wycliffe's translation of the Bible

Dark red embossed boards with gilt writing on spine

Dates range from 1909-1920 (when provided)

THE MYSTERY AND LURE OF PERFUME

WITCHCRAFT IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND - 1956 - MAGICK, WITCHES, OCCULT, DEMONS FAIRIES The author argues that beliefWITCHCRAFT IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND Book Details + Condition: Russell and Russell (New York). Second Edition, 1956. Hardcover with teal boards, gilt titling to spine. 598 pages with Index. Author George Lyman Kittredge argues that the belief in witches is a universal human heritage, not an exclusively Puritan phenomenon. He demonstrates that the Salem witch trials were simply the continuation of deeply rooted English traditions, rather than an isolated,