Dictionary of Witchcraft by Jacques Albin Simon Collin de Plancy


Dictionary of Witchcraft
Title : Dictionary of Witchcraft
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ISBN : 0806529768
ISBN-10 : 9780806529769
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 128
Publication : First published January 1, 1965

Dictionary of Witchcraft is a must-have resource for anyone interested in witchcraft, pagan religions, and the occult. This historical dictionary was the first reference work to seriously document superstitions, manifestations, magic, and superstitions. The author's interest was to compile a vast amount of matter that would interest, entertain and instruct others. This dictionary was consulted by some of the greatest Romantic writers, notably by Hugo. Collin de Plancy followed the tradition of many previous demonologists of cataloguing demons by name and title of nobility, as it happened with grimoires like Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and The Lesser Key of Solomon among others. It is considered a major work documenting beings, characters, books, deeds, and causes which pertain to the manifestations and magic of trafficking with Hell; divinations, occult sciences, grimoires, marvels, errors, prejudices, traditions, folktales, the various superstitions, and generally all manner of marvelous, surprising, mysterious, and supernatural beliefs. This edition was translated and introduced by occultist Wade Baskin. Collin de Plancy (1794-1881) was a French occultist, demonologist, author, and translator. His best-known work,

Dictionary of Witchcraft Reviews

  • JayBird

    Well...this book gave a lot of imagination, ideas of creation. It is a well-rounded work that provides a lot of information, maybe necessary to compile knowledge on the matter. I think I gave it four stars because I kept waiting for something else. Overall, I liked it very much and it has helped me a lot.

  • Signor Mambrino

    I bought this thinking it was a translation of the dictionnaire infernal. It's not though. It's a fairly shit book to be honest. Poorly translated and no sources given. Some of it seems vaguely based on truth, a lot of it is rubbish. Entertaining enough but wouldn't take anything written in here as fact.

  • Aaron Meyer

    Despite the influence it might of had at one point it was rather lame. I had hoped that it would of been more expansive than it was. Wade Baskin's introduction was practically non-existant. I think he could of put a little more effort into it.

  • Tracy

    Meh, okay

    This book had some stuff that was interesting. I only read it because I watched the movie The Witch and looked for some research.