A Guide To Mexican Witchcraft : Madsen 1969
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Well-Preserved First Edition Illustrated Guide to Mexican Witchcraft by UC Santa Barbara Prof William Madsen
Madsen, William and Claudia. A Guide To Mexican Witchcraft. Minutiae Mexicana. 1969. First Edition.
First edition (predating the 1972, 1977, and subsequent editions) of thorough history and survey of Mexican folk beliefs concerning witchcraft including the use of animal charms, human remains, and various plants, as well as the influence of spiritualism and spiritism on native practices of various curanderos. Authored by Prof. William Madsen, professor of anthropology at UC Santa Barbara, noted for his fieldwork studying Mexican religious beliefs, with numerous photographs taken during his time in Mexico as well as numerous stories of modern sorcery and spiritual cures with commentary and explanations of witchcraft formulas.
96pp. Staple bound in glossy printed wraps. Wear to corners and edges with creasing to bottom fore corners. Reading creases. Some soiling and sunning back wrap. Pages toned. Pen ownership signature front wrap interior. Pen annotation pg 93. Thoroughly illustrated with drawings and photographs. Very good.
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