<p><strong>'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.'</strong> - <em>The Observer</em><br><br><strong>'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.'</strong> - <em>The Times Higher Education Supplement</em></p>