History of Magic, Witchcraft and Occultism (Abacus Books) [Paperback]

W.B. Crow (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Sphere (November 2, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0349106401
• ISBN-13: 978-0349106403
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars somewhat biased, but sound, April 16, 2006

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truthreader "tazzer" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fascinating History of Magic, Witchcraft and Occultism (Paperback)

This book is somewhat biased against paganism and witchcraft, nevertheless a fairly good basic study of the occult and it's related fields. It would seem that ANY book that doesn't totally condone witchcraft or expresses some criticism of 'wicca',(they're not exactly the same thing, for those that know the history),is railed at and highly condemned by the glut of severely biased wiccans and pagans that peruse these webpages and spam them and try to make them their own to the point that it is difficult to get a fair and impartial review on amazon. This is highly unfortunate for those that care to know what the book basically consists of.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Witchcraft, January 5, 2000

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Theresa Gonzalez (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fascinating History of Magic, Witchcraft and Occultism (Paperback)

To Whom It May Concern, This book was very well written. I think it could have gone in depth more but other than that I reecomend it highly to those who want to learn about Paganism. Sincerely Theresa

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly developed, written and misleading., May 23, 2000

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rareoopdvds (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Fascinating History of Magic, Witchcraft and Occultism (Paperback)

Although the book is about Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult, as one browses through it one should immediately notice it acts more as a reference guide rather than any formal history. Crow gives capsulated accounts of, not just the title words, but any type of secret society, paranormal experience to ancient wonders and ancient history like cave men and apes and evolution. Why this has anything to do with the title is beyond me to answer. Very little references to go by with seemingly overall irrelevant information, or the information is generalized to the point of irrelevancy. There are so many books on withcraft, magic and occultism among the other subjects mentioned on the book that I would hardly reccomend this to anyone - not even as a beginner or starter book.