Magical Histories
Mairi
“The Witch is the embodiment of a powerful myth , an archetype embraced by feminists, radical thinkers and spiritual seekers” - Allyson Shaw
On Wednesday February 15th we gather in the shop to celebrate the arrival of 'Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness' by Allyson Shaw. It is a moving and personal journey, along rugged coasts and through remote villages and modern cities, in search of the traces of those accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Scotland.
The figure of the witch, as identity, as archetype, stereotype, power and creative source, is perpetually re-imagined, and witches have made a mark on history in more ways than the obvious.
These are books that explore this history in myriad ways, from memoir to novel, from persecution to modern feminist theories.
Tickets to our event for Ashes and Stones are available HERE!
Linked Books
![Image for In Defence of Witches : Why women are still on trial](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97815290/9781529034066.jpg)
- title
- In Defence of Witches : Why women are still on trial
- author
- Chollet, Mona, Lewis, Sophie R
![Image for I Tituba Black Witch Of Salem](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97808139/9780813927671.jpg)
- title
- I Tituba Black Witch Of Salem
- author
- Conde, Maryse, Philcox, Richard, Scarboro, Ann Armstrong, Davis, Angela Y.
![Image for Caliban and the Witch : Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97802415/9780241532539.jpg)
- title
- Caliban and the Witch : Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
- author
- Federici, Silvia
![Image for Witches and Wicked Bodies](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97819062/9781906270551.jpg)
- title
- Witches and Wicked Bodies
- author
- Petherbridge, Deanna
![Image for A spell in the wild](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97815293/9781529380866.jpg)
- title
- A spell in the wild
- author
- Alice Tarbuck
![Image for Borders Witch Hunt : The Story of the 17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97818042/9781804250099.jpg)
- title
- Borders Witch Hunt : The Story of the 17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders
- author
- Mary W. Craig
![Image for Cursed Britain : A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97803002/9780300254778.jpg)
- title
- Cursed Britain : A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
- author
- Waters, Thomas
![Image for Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97817891/9781789144710.jpg)
- title
- Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism
- author
- Liz Williams
![Image for Witchcraft : A Secret History](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97807112/9780711252240.jpg)
- title
- Witchcraft : A Secret History
- author
- Streeter, Michael
![Image for Hex : Darkland Tales](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97818469/9781846976223.jpg)
- title
- Hex : Darkland Tales
- author
- Fagan, Jenni