Citations with the tag: WITCHES
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- Reports from the trenches: A case study of religious freedom issues faced by Wiccans practicing in...
Cookson, Catharine // Journal of Church & State; Autumn97, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p723Discusses religious freedom issues faced by Wiccans practicing in the United States. Misidentification of Wicca with Satanism; Perception of threat by organized national political action groups; Areas of law used against Wiccans; Abuse of power by government agents; Attacks by individuals.
- Guess who's coming to supper?
Hodges, Jane; Vara, Jon // Yankee; Oct95, Vol. 59 Issue 10, p23Reports on the tenth year anniversary of the Rosegate Temple in Providence, Rhode Island. Importance of Halloween for wiccans; Practice of offering supper for the returning dead; Comments from Joyce Siegrist, Rosegate High Priestess.
- Descended from witches.
Hodges, Jane; Vara, Jon // Yankee; Nov92, Vol. 56 Issue 11, p86No abstract available.
- `Under an evil hand.'
Gragg, Larry // American History Illustrated; Mar/Apr92, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p54Discusses the witch hunt in Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692. Largest witch hunt in American history; Nineteen people executed; Cotton Mather; Reverend Samuel Parris; Tituba; Sarah Good; Sarah Osborne; Trials and executions; More.
- ONLY IN AMERICA (Cont'd).
Gragg, Larry // Fortune; 6/29/1992, Vol. 125 Issue 13, p111Cites an Associated Press (AP) dispatch which reports that two self-proclaimed witches have asked the schools in Concord, California, to ban the story of Hansel and Gretel because it degrades witches. Comments from Karlyn Straganana, high priestess of the Oak Haven Coven.
- Witchcraft in Early Modern Germany.
BAILEY, MICHAEL D. // Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft; Summer2009, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p52The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Laura Stokes on the origins of the stereotype of conspiratorial witchcraft, another by Johannes Dillinger on political developments that promoted witch-hunting, and another by Claudia Opitz-Belakhal on women and...
- Witchcraft 101.
Sullivan, Ed // School Library Journal; Oct99, Vol. 45 Issue 10, p47Provides information on witches. Television shows and films featuring witches; References to better understand witches and witchcraft; Novels that feature witches; Reason for teenage interest in witches.
- February rituals.
Eddison, Sydney // Horticulture; Feb97, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p26Opinion. Comments on the witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis) in full bloom in the month of February. Indication that the plant can be placed indoors when the temperature is 40 degrees Fahrenheit; Indepth look at the witch hazel plant.
- Wicca Infiltrates the Churches.
Edwards, Catherine // Insight on the News; 12/06/99, Vol. 15 Issue 45, p14Provides information on witches posing as feminists who are infiltrating Christian churches. Focus of Wiccan worship; Evidence of feminist literature on witchcraft; Goal of the Voices for Orthodox Women.
- DOMESTICATING PERSONAL VIOLENCE: WITCHCRAFT, COURTS AND CONFESSIONS IN CAMEROON.
Geschiere, Peter; Fisiy, Cyprian // Africa (Edinburgh University Press); 1994, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p323Comments on the modernity of witchcraft, emanating from various societies in southern and western Cameroon. Discussion of the kinship and morality of witchcraft; Information on how state courts convict witches; Regional variations in dealing with witches.
- Holydays Of The Goddess.
Lesh, Cheri // Lesbian Tide; Mar/Apr78, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p5This article explains holiday traditions of the Great Sabbata celebration by witches. Samhain-Hallowman; Winter Solstice; Oimele-Candelas-Lady Day; Spring Equinox-Ostara; May Eve-Beltane; Summer Solstice-Litha.
- wiccan warrior.
Lesh, Cheri // Cosmo Girl; Nov2001, Vol. 3 Issue 9, p76Defends the Wiccan religion. Misconceptions about Wiccans; Effects of discrimination on Wiccans.
- Good News for Witches.
Winner, Lauren F. // Christianity Today; 10/23/2000, Vol. 44 Issue 12, p106Focuses on the activities and events that witches hold at Salem, Massachusetts during Halloween. Misconceptions about the site; Defense of witchcraft practice by the witches; Association of witchcraft with Satan-worship and sorcery; Views of evangelicals on the practice of witchcraft. INSET: A...
- THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK.
Winner, Lauren F. // Fairy Books of Andrew Lang; 1/1/1926, p501An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the tale of "The Half-Chick" for very little children, "Heart of Ice" as the longest tales and the witches that could turn like people.
- GREAT MOMENTS IN LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Seligman, Daniel; de Llosa, Patty // Fortune; 10/4/1993, Vol. 128 Issue 8, p168Presents a report from a Reuters dispatch which states that witches attending the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions won permission to dance under the full moon in a city park in Chicago. Assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union; Liability insurance concerns; The park districts'...
- 100,000 Russians [and Nancy Reagan].
Bauman, Mark // Spy Magazine; Jan/Feb96, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p66Focuses on the works of psychics, witches and s`extra sense' therapists in Russia. Use of white magic; Promise of psychic enlightenment; Planning of presidential campaign strategy. INSET: Devil worship..
- Heartland of the Witchcraze: CENTRAL AND NORTHERN EUROPE.
Midelfort, H.C. Erik // History Today; Feb81, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p27Talks about witchcraze in central and northern Europe. Description of the execution of witches among German-speaking territories; Definition of witchcraft as a social offense in Germany; Reasons for fearing witchcraft by common folks in villages; Association of women to witchcraft.
- newWitch: Not Your Mother's Broomstick.
Colford, Michael // Library Journal; 4/15/2003, Vol. 128 Issue 7, p134Reviews the periodical 'newWitch.'
- Medieval fever.
Colford, Michael // India Today; 5/3/2010, p34The article reports on witch killings in Jharkhand, India. The family of 14-year-old Pinki Khakha was accused of practising witchcraft and three relatives barged into her house at Saudag village on January 2, 2010 and they killed her parents and elder sister. According to records from the...
- The Meanest Witch.
Burgoyne, Suzanne // Highlights for Children; Mar98, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p24Presents the short story `The Meanest Witch.'
- Books for Youth: Books for Older Readers.
Meyer, Randy // Booklist; 11/01/99, Vol. 96 Issue 5, p514Reviews the book `Witches and Witch-Hunts: A History of Persecution,' by Milton Meltzer.
- Witches and Witch-hunts (Book Review).
Meltzer, Milton // Book Report; Nov/Dec99, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p78Reviews the book `Witches and Witch-Hunts: A History of Persecution,' by Milton Meltzer.
- The Halloween Witch (Book Review).
Canter, Miriam // School Library Journal; Jan77, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p98Reviews the book 'The Halloween Witch: A Play,' by Marjorie Thayer, illustrated by Marjorie Burgeson.
- CATOLICISMO ILUSTRADO E FEITIÇARIA.
Souza, Evergton Sales // CEM Cultura, Espaço & Memória: Revista do CITCEM; 2012, Issue 3, p45Although the Portuguese world did not experience witch hunts, the demonological theories at the movement's origins found broad echo within the country. The new theological tendencies that started to take hold in Portugal from the second half of the 13th century led to changes in the way the...
- Preschool to Grade 4: Fiction.
Santoro, Laura; Jones, Trevelyn E. // School Library Journal; Dec99, Vol. 45 Issue 12, p103Reviews the book `The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches,' by Alice Low.
- Holiday Books Roundup.
Broderick, Kathy // Booklist; 09/01/99, Vol. 96 Issue 1, p146Reviews the book `The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches,' Alice Low.
- Forecasts: Children's Books.
Broderick, Kathy // Publishers Weekly; 9/6/1999, Vol. 246 Issue 36, p105Reviews the book `Witches and Witch-Hunts: A History of Persecution,' by Milton Meltzer.
- The Bell Witch (Book Review).
Kennemer, Phyllis K. // School Library Journal; Oct83, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p162Reviews the book 'The Bell Witch,' by Sharon Sigmond Shebar and Judith Schoder and illustrated by Leslie Morrill.
- Witchcrazes.
CYRIAX, OLIVER // Encyclopedia of Crime; 2009, p503An encyclopedia entry for "witchcrazes," which took place in Europe from 1450 to 1750, is presented. It is noted that during the said period in Europe, excluding Great Britain, witches were killed, numbering from 200,000 to 9 million. A report by Henry Charles Lea in the "HIstory of the...
- Film reviews.
Welsh, James M. // Films in Review; Nov/Dec90, Vol. 41 Issue 11/12, p557Reviews the film `The Witches,' directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Anjelica Huston and Charles Potter.
- Witch hazel.
McCormick, Martha J. // Horticulture; Jan93, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p88Offers a look at the native witch hazel that are handsome shrubs or small trees and can add year-round interest to the garden. Multiple crooked branches; Genus name Hamamelis; Two indigenous species; Disease and pest problems; History; Details.
- Is there tyranny over Christian majority?
Sorg, John // Indianapolis Business Journal; 6/20/2005, Vol. 26 Issue 15, p12Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "The Wiccans and the Speaker: Two cases, one topic," published in the June 13, 2005 issue of "Indianapolis Business Journal."
- A Community of Witches (Book Review).
Beck, Rosalie // Journal of Church & State; Autumn2000, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p852Reviews the book `A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States,' by Helen A. Berger.
- a look at Books.
DeCrescenzo, Teresa // Lesbian News; Mar2000, Vol. 25 Issue 8, p57Reviews the book `Hunting the Witch,' by Ellen Hart.
- Not worth the powder.
Lyons, Donald // New Criterion; Feb95, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p67Reviews the book `Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's `Macbeth.',' by Garry Wills.
- A witch's zoo.
Halfmann, Janet // Ranger Rick; Nov98, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p32Focuses on animals which are believed to be a part of witch magic-making. Includes the bats; Black cats; Owl; Spider.
- Water woes.
Campbell, Stu; Kurylko, Natalie // Ski; Mar/Apr98, Vol. 62 Issue 7, p116Reviews the book `Water Witches,' by Chris Bohjalian.
- Witch Hunt.
Ratliff, John // Texas Monthly; Oct99, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p106No abstract available.
- Witch's Stew.
Allison, Amy // U+S+ Kids; Oct/Nov2002, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p26Presents the poem 'Witch's Stew.'
- Book reviews.
Van Buren III, Harry J. // International Journal of Organizational Analysis (1993 - 2002); Jan1998, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p98Reviews the book `The Witch Doctor: Making Sense of the Management Gurus,' by John Miklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge.
- Focus on books.
Gulbro, Robert D. // Business Horizons; Sep/Oct97, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p73Reviews the book `The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus,' by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge.
- Wicked Witch.
Pickover, Clifford A. // Odyssey; Oct2000, Vol. 9 Issue 7, p21Presents a puzzle featuring a wicked witch and 12-year-old girl Dorothy.
- Free the Salem Five!
Pickover, Clifford A. // American Heritage; Dec2001, Vol. 52 Issue 8, p15Focuses on the declaration of innocence for the five executed women accused of witchcraft in Salem Village, Massachusetts. Recall of the Salem Witchcraft Trials; Contemporary analysis on the accusations of witchcraft; Comparison between the Salem trials and the New England trials.
- Witch haunts autumn woodland.
Henry, Joanne Juliette // Conservationist; Sep93, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p10Features the witch that haunts the understory of many woodlands in October--the spidery yellow blossoms of the witch hazel tree (Hamamelis virginiana). The only North American tree that has ripe fruit, flowers and next year's buds on a branch at the same time; Why it is sometimes called...
- Forecasts: Fiction.
Steinberg, S. // Publishers Weekly; 3/22/91, Vol. 238 Issue 14, p73Reviews the novel `Flight of a Witch,` by Ellis Peters.
- Quick bibs: Books on a timely topic.
Ott, Bill // American Libraries; Oct92, Vol. 23 Issue 9, p816Reviews six books on witches in literature. Included are `The Witches,' by Roald Dahl; `Young Goodman Brown,' from `The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne,; `Rosemary's Baby,' by Ira Levin; `The Crucible,' by Arthur Miller;`The Witches of Eastwick,' John Updike; `The...
- Reviews.
Lesesne, Terri S.; Beers, Kylene // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy; Sep97, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p80Reviews the book `Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins,' by Emma Donoghue.
- Witchcraft.
Davies, Owen // History Today; Aug99, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p7Talks about the history of witchcraft in Great Britain. Educated and eminent people who believed in witchcraft; What people in those days did when they suspected witchcraft; Description of a witch's trial by water or witch swimming; How belief in witchcraft gradually ceased.
- THE EMERGENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN WITCH.
Davies, Owen // History Today; Nov2000, Vol. 50 Issue 11, p38Examines the impact of early Christianity on notions of magic and definitions of witchcraft. Problems faced by Christianity in dealing with paganism and magic; Reinterpretation of magic under Christianity; How early Christians treat magicians and their clients; Association of magic with heresy;...
- APRIL WITCH.
McCann, Janet // Magill Book Reviews;A Swedish novel, winner of the prestigious August Prize, that indicts the welfare state and provides a gallery of subtle, compelling characters.
