Witches

About this book

This witchs brew of a book is back in all its tantalizing glory to enchant a new generation of readers. Best-selling author Erica Jong here turns her attention to the fantastical and factual world of witchcraft. In beguiling poetry and prose she looks at the figure of the witch both as historical reality and as archetype-as evil crone and full-breasted seductress as a lingering vestige of a primeval religion and a projection of fear of the unknown. Joseph A. Smiths powerful haunting illustrations enliven each page as Jong investigates the witch as a survivor of the age of sorcery as a scapegoat for male-dominated church-state politics as a remarkable natural healer and as a hexer without peer. Real recipes for love potions and flying lotions along with formulas for spells and incantations make this book a rich journey of mystery and delight. Available in paperback for the first time Witches has been a favorite since it was published more than 20 years ago-a testament to the enduring fascination with the myths and truths about these intriguing figures.