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Creative Histories of Witchcraft: France, 1790-1940

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Creative Histories of Witchcraft: France, 1790-1940
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Poppy Corbett
By (author) Anna Kisby Compton
By (author) William G. Pooley
SeriesElements in Magic
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreReligion and beliefs
Occult studies
Mysticism, magic and ritual
ISBN/Barcode 9781009221030
ClassificationsDewey:133.430944
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 June 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

How can researchers study magic without destroying its mystery? Drawing on a collaborative project between the playwright Poppy Corbett, the poet Anna Kisby Compton, and the historian William G. Pooley, this Element presents thirteen tools for creative-academic research into magic, illustrated through case studies from France (1790-1940) and examples from creative outputs: write to discover; borrow forms; use the whole page; play with footnotes; erase the sources; write short; accumulate fragments; re-enact; improvise; use dialogue; change perspective; make methods of metaphors; use props. These tools are ways to 'untell' the dominant narratives that shape stereotypes of the 'witch' which frame belief in witchcraft as ignorant and outdated. Writing differently suggests ways to think and feel differently, to stay with the magic, rather than explaining it away. The Element includes practical creative exercises to try as well as research materials from French newspaper and trial sources from the period.