The history of witchcraft and the centuries of persecution that it has aroused have been explored in a new book focusing on 13 of the most infamous cases from around the world.

Marion Gibson’s recent book, “Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials,” explores the ever-changing definition, both literal and metaphorical, over the course of seven centuries and ends up ...

Weiser Books offers Hearth and Home Witchcraft: Rituals and Recipes to Nourish Home and Spirit (Sept.) by Jennie Blonde, a pagan who calls herself the comfy cozy witch.

Books that sought to undermine the position of women in society veiled their intentions through criticisms of witchcraft, which came to be associated with untamed female deviance and mental illness.

The Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 have been the object of fascination for history buffs for decades, if not centuries. Whether reimagined in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible to illustrate the ...

Scholars are examining witches’ and witchcraft’s roles in political, social, and cultural history. And publishers are highlighting books by witches who draw their magic skills from authentic ...

An ancient book describing the trial of two of women accused of witchcraft - which provided a legal precedent at the infamous Salem Witch Trials in America - is set to go under the hammer.