Reviews for The History of Witchcraft - Montague Summers - Paperback

The average rating for The History of Witchcraft - Montague Summers - Paperback based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-18 00:00:00 Randy Melanson Are you suffering from insomnia? Has excessive exercise of logic, based on facts, made you irritable, and made everybody else look like simpletons? Is the most mind-boggling summer read failing to ensnare you in the trap of narrative offered by the unreliable narrator? In short, are you feeling bored, but failing to simply doze off? Look no further. This book, that pretends to be one of the most erudite one on the subject, but which structures itself around thoughts that might make the village-idiot guffaw, is the ideal remedy. After reading it, either you would start appreciating the nicer things in life again, or else simply fall asleep, which is also rather refreshing, let me assure you. Therefore, this book is only for those suffering from above-mentioned ailments, and NOT for those who actually want to study the various facets of witchcraft and demonology. You've been warned.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-23 00:00:00 Jim Lyza More pseudo-academic religious quibble from Montague. This man writes about the supposedly lewd practices of the devil-worshiping diabolical witch as though he wishes he could have been there. He tends to wander a bit in his writing. One begins to wonder exactly what his point could be, other than "I wish I could attend a Black Mass!" I rate it high simply by merit of its entertainment value. Having read his entry on werewolves before picking up any of his other works I find it impossible to take anything he says seriously. I see that some other readers on here have it tagged as belonging in Wiccan reference? This book's subject has absolutely nothing to do with the Wiccan religion, its beliefs or its practices. It's Christian propogated folklore, amusing and at one time dangerous.