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alexmico's review against another edition
2.0
Useful only in academia to explore the perspective of a Catholic priest from the 19th/20th century on the history of the witch trials. It is apparent that the author wishes he could have partaken in that history and if that is not evident of reincarnation I don’t know what is!
derekdavis31's review against another edition
4.0
Montague Summer's book was probably one of the most interesting books I have read thus far in 2019. When I skimmed this book several months ago, I thought I would have some difficulty understanding the text, but as I read through the book it was not as difficult as I had surmised.
As this is the first book I have read concerning the history of witchcraft, I cannot compare this book to anything else I have read. I found Summer's treatment of witches and demonology in the Scriptures and in the dramatics to be very insightful and it has me motivated to read other works of literature that focus specifically on witchcraft.
As this is the first book I have read concerning the history of witchcraft, I cannot compare this book to anything else I have read. I found Summer's treatment of witches and demonology in the Scriptures and in the dramatics to be very insightful and it has me motivated to read other works of literature that focus specifically on witchcraft.
dtaylorbooks's review against another edition
Where did I stop reading? Page 51
Why? I’m researching a rather witchy book I want to write and this sounded like something that would give me some solid background information about witchcraft. I was wrong. So incredibly wrong. I didn’t know until I actually picked up the book from the library that it actually came out in 1926 and was presented as is from that time. And it’s written by a dude who was all like, “Those Inquisitors were just and intelligent and were ridding the earth of heresy.” And I’m over here like . . . what. All the while he’s shitting on a woman who had the sack to write a history on witchcraft from an anthropological perspective and, from what Summers quoted, appeared far more accurate than this guy, because of just how wrong she got witchcraft. So in reality, this is not an actual history on witchcraft. This is a history of the false hysteria of witchcraft perpetuated by bros like Summers who bought into the stories and supported the genocide of women. Pass.
Why? I’m researching a rather witchy book I want to write and this sounded like something that would give me some solid background information about witchcraft. I was wrong. So incredibly wrong. I didn’t know until I actually picked up the book from the library that it actually came out in 1926 and was presented as is from that time. And it’s written by a dude who was all like, “Those Inquisitors were just and intelligent and were ridding the earth of heresy.” And I’m over here like . . . what. All the while he’s shitting on a woman who had the sack to write a history on witchcraft from an anthropological perspective and, from what Summers quoted, appeared far more accurate than this guy, because of just how wrong she got witchcraft. So in reality, this is not an actual history on witchcraft. This is a history of the false hysteria of witchcraft perpetuated by bros like Summers who bought into the stories and supported the genocide of women. Pass.
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