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Embracing the Darkness - by John Callow (Hardcover)
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- As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window.
- About the Author: John Callow is a Research Fellow in History at Lancaster University and Director of the Marx Memorial Library in London.
- 288 Pages
- History, World
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"Belief in the supernatural, and in black magic, has been central to European cultural life for 3000 years. From the Salem witch trials to the macabre novels of Dennis Wheatley, John Callow brings the twilight world of the witch, mage and necromancer to vivid and fascinating life."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window. In a fit of rage, the great reformer threw at the Devil the inkwell from which he was preparing his colossal translation of the Bible. A belief - like Luther's - in the supernatural, and in black magic, has been central to European cultural life for 3000 years. From the Salem witch trials to the macabre novels of Dennis Wheatley; from the sadistic persecution of eccentric village women to the seductive sorceresses of TV's Charmed; and from Derek Jarman's punk film Jubilee to Ken Russell's The Devils, John Callow brings the twilight world of the witch, mage and necromancer to vivid and fascinating life. He takes us into a shadowy landscape where, in an age before modern drugs, the onset of sudden illness was readily explained by malevolent spellcasting. And where dark, winding country lanes could terrify by night, as the hoot of an owl or shriek of a fox became the desolate cries of unseen spirits.Witchcraft has profoundly shaped the western imagination, and endures in the forms of modern-day Wicca and paganism.Embracing the Darkness is an enthralling account of this fascinating aspect of the western cultural experience.
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Its eccentric breadth and listless weirdness will appeal to any curious reader.
Times Literary Supplement
Wide-ranging, well-researched and highly persuasive.
Revenant
About the Author
John Callow is a Research Fellow in History at Lancaster University and Director of the Marx Memorial Library in London. He is the author of The Making of King James II, of King in Exile: James II as Warrior, King and Saint, and - with Geoffrey Scarre - of Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Europe.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.5 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: World
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardcover
Author: John Callow
Language: English
Street Date: January 30, 2018
TCIN: 1006475203
UPC: 9781845114695
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-9260
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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