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Witches (Hardcover)

by Erica Jong (Author)
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This exploration of the world of witchcraft combines fact and fantasy in beguiling poetry and prose, as Jong analyzes the figure of the witch both, as historical reality and as archetype. Real recipes for potions and spells are included.

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Erica Jong is the author of the novels Fear of Flying, Shylock's Daughter, Inventing Memory, and Sappho's Leap. She has also written six volumes of poetry and a number of nonfiction works, including the memoir Fear of Fifty. Joseph A. Smith, a painter and sculptor, is a professor of fine arts at Pratt Institute in New York City. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars yuck, Mar 8 2000
By L. Kolosky "prieofmorr" (chisholm, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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this wasnt even written by a witch but by a feminist, i am so very disguisted she said we didnt know anything about our religion and in a poem she said we worshiped satan no we dont, satan doesnt exist, satan in hebrews translates to adivosary, not an antigod, and satan never ever had horns, i am completely fed up with these lies on the gullible people that will believe them and whats with calling the crone evil, she isnt evil she just isnt all oreo cookies, this woman has no idea what shes talking about.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book, if a little too feministic, Jan 1 2000
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Like I said, the pictures in this book are beautiful, and are what attracted me to it. However, I feel the text does very little to deserve such elaborate illustration. It is too deeply steeped in the author's feminist views; it seems every time she mentions the inquisition, she has to remind us again and again that most of the people killed were women, the Church strove to suppress and accuse women, etc etc. The rest is all right, although it is not much more scholarly than most neo-pagan works. Oh, it could have done without the bad poetry as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous., Aug 26 2003
By "lex477" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This is probably the coolest book on Witchcraft and Goddess religion I've ever come across. It's mostly a coffee-table art tome, peppered with accurate, nonjudgemental information. The construction of the book as a whole is really beautiful -- the paintings are haunting, the text typeface is pretty, fun *and* easy on the eye, and the entire feeling of the book, though it's only paper, is very tactile. I love holding this in my lap and thumbing through it, again and again. Very highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very adorable
I am a wiccan, i loved this book. it's not about wicca, but about WITCHES, there is a difference, no matter how much some wiccans want to to belive otherwise. Read more
Published on Dec 19 2002 by Witchy woman

5.0 out of 5 stars This book started it all
Over 10 years ago when i was 12 years old i read this book. it is informative and artistic and immediately i fell in love with witchcraft. Read more
Published on April 30 2002 by hippychk2

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life
Ok, ok, anti-feminists will moan, and wiccan purists will argue that this book is not the most accurate one on the market when it comes to the Old Religion... Read more
Published on Dec 18 2001 by Mle Louise Virginie Lisse

4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but entertaining.....
Erica Jong has been the Thomas Paine of the Women's Movement, and over the years I have always known I could count on her to inspire me when I felt worn down by the forces of... Read more
Published on July 23 2001 by Dianne Foster

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and beautiful
This is a book of artwork and poetry written by someone who is using the loaded imagery of the Witch as a way to explore feminism, art, history, and the evolution of religion. Read more
Published on July 22 2001 by The Pete

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritually Uplifiting
When I first bought this book, I bought it for the artwork. It wasn't until I began reading it that I found it's words to touch my soul like no Silver Ravenwolf book ever could... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2000 by M. Franco

5.0 out of 5 stars Herstory that any witch worth her salt needs to know.
Witches is the most beautiful book I own. It is not meant to be a treatise on wicca, but a labor of love that acknowledges and honors the herstory of women judged as witches,... Read more
Published on July 28 2000 by Cathleen M. Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy book - not made specifically for Wicca pratictioners
I bought WITCHES back in 1981 when it first came out (before the neo-pagan movement). While it does have some interesting Wiccan references, it is clear that it is not for... Read more
Published on Feb 19 2000 by Cynthia M. Caton

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!
I have this book and recommend it to anyone. The artwork and poetry alone are worth the price of the book! Absolutely Breathtaking! Buy it!
Published on Dec 4 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to treasure!
I have been looking for this book for a very long time, and I could never find it-until recently. I had given up on the search, and then -poof- there it was, staring me in the... Read more
Published on Oct 15 1999

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