Witch Figure

<p>Katharine Briggs enjoys an unchallenged reputation in the world of folklore studies. The theme of this volume the witch figure as a malevolent intermediary in folk belief was chosen to reflect that aspect of Briggs's scholarship exemplified in her study of witchcraft Pale Hecate's Team.<br> The contributors draw on the disciplines of archaeology comparative religion sociology and literature and include: Carmen Blacker H.R. Ellis Davidson Margaret Dean-Smith L.V. Grinsell Christina Hole Venetia Newall Geoffrey Parrinder Anne Ross Jacqueline Simpson Beatrice White John Widdowson. <br> Originally published in 1973.</p>