About the author
Thomas Wright (1810-1870) was an English historian and antiquary, co-founder of several antiquarian and literary societies, with particular interests in Old English, Middle English, and Anglo-Norman texts that he published extensively during the 1840s and 1850s. Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: From the Most Authentic Sources, reissued by Cambridge University Press, collects his research into historical accounts of sorcery and magical belief drawn from what he presented as authentic historical sources. The book reflects Wright's broader scholarly project of editing and publishing medieval and early modern texts for a Victorian readership interested in England's literary and folkloric past. As a Cambridge Library Collection reissue, it is aimed at readers of historical scholarship on witchcraft and magic rather than modern practitioners, preserving a nineteenth-century antiquarian's sourcework on the subject.
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“Wright’s work is a dense, scholarly reconstruction of sorcery narratives that demands patience and academic interest. While it offers meticulous documentation from authentic sources, it is explicitly not a practical guide for…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: From the Most Authentic Sources Wright, Thomas
“Wright offers a sweeping survey that appeals to those interested in the academic study of magic rather than practical instruction. However, readers seeking modern interpretations or contemporary spellcraft will likely find this…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: From the Most Authentic Sources Wright, Thomas
