{"product_id":"9781839642364-witches-wizards-seers-healers-myths-tales-epic-tales","title":"Flame Tree Publishing - Witches Wizards Seers \u0026 Healers Myths \u0026 Tales Epic Tales - Hardcover","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: In the West we tend to think of witches in terms of the witch trials when fear ignorance and religious fervour brought the poor to heel and fostered suspicion of those who dared to be different or knowledgeable or independent of mind. Witches and wizards are often associated with pre - Christian societies Celtic in particular (and therefore popular in tales of fantasy) but the nature of their wisdom can be found in so many fascinating cultures across the world. Ancient societies particularly where natural religions with many gods abound often highlight the power of an elder or a seer a healer or a wise friend. Tales of wizards and witches reach across traditions as folk try to explain natural phenomena and engage with the world around them. Those who understood the properties of healing in plants or could make a prediction of weather events to rescue crops became worshipped as elders as keepers of knowledge. In tribal African societies Polynesian cultures and East Asian traditions there are tales of those with great knowledge who are often described as witches or wizards. The Baba Yaga of Eastern Europe Bokwewa the humpback magician of the Chippewa Merlin and Morgana la Faye of Arthurian Legend and the fox witches of Japan are but a few of the many examples. Some work for good others with ill - intent but all become the focus of folkloric legend collected here in this new book of myths and tales.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Witches Wizards Seers \u0026amp; Healers Myths \u0026amp; Tales Epic Tales\u003cbr\u003e\nBrand: Flame Tree Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781839642364\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 480 Pages, 25 Line Drawings, Black And White\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\nSeries: Gothic Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Myth \u0026amp; Legend Told As Fiction","brand":"Flame Tree Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49625026068785,"sku":"IN-G-9781839642364","price":23.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781839642364.jpg?v=1724946481","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781839642364-witches-wizards-seers-healers-myths-tales-epic-tales","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}