Meh. Very elementary, very bland

Judika does a nice job of glossing through her topic here, but unlike some of her other books she seems to shy away from details and depth that could have made this more of an expansive and valuable look at this fascinating topic. Her choices of actual people to portray as leaders in various magickal movements over the ages is, of course, subjective. Some are obvious, of course. But there are many more writers and others who have played big roles in the development of witchcraft through the ages and in antiquity who are inexplicably absent. For instance, she mentions the upsurge in interest in the goddess titan Hekate in recent times. She cites the works of Cyndi Brannen, yet ignores the contributions of writers-teachers Jason Miller and Jack Grayle, to name a couple, who have made major contributions to Hekate devotion and lore. And there are at least a couple of very modern choices she includes who do a lot of talking and writing but fail to really say much that is new or even interesting. Overall, I'd give this book a miss; there are better options on the shelves.

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