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Lädt ... How Do Witches Fly?: A Practical Approach to Nocturnal Flights (2000. Auflage)von Alexander Kuklin (Autor), Barbara Broughel (Illustrator)
Werk-InformationenHow Do Witches Fly? A practical approach to nocturnal flights. (How Do Witches Fly?) von Alexander Kuklin
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Have you not always wondered as a child if witches really flew during the night on their brooms? And what was their destination? "How Do Witches Fly?" is an answer to these questions. It shows that witches anointed themselves with the "flying" ointment before they flew to their gatherings on special nights of the year. The book scientifically dissects the ointment and reveals its herebal and animal ingredients and biochemical components. It is a popular science treatise on alkaloids and their action, spiced with curious stories about Mediaeval witchcraft rituals. It offers recipes of the ointment and advances a biochemical theory on the mechanisms of the ointment action on human senses and perception. The book features the art of the world-renowned artist Barbara Broughel, which bridges the history of New England witchcraft trials and contemporary American society. "How Do Witches Fly?" is a charming reference book for students of herbalism, biochemistry, Mediaeval history and occultism of various ages and education. What a great Halloween reading! But Halloween is every night according to the author. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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There are numerous errors, with wrong words used (eg 'flower' instead of 'flour', and 'reach and poor' instead of 'rich and poor'), extra words in the middle of sentences that are remnants from when it has been edited, and many cases of sentences being broken up, not formed properly, or just not grammatically correct. In other words, it hasn't been properly proofread.
The tone of writing varies with the subject, and frequently terms simply aren't explained making it difficult to grasp the content.
There are sections that have only a tenuous connection with the subject. In the chapter about herbs, especially, there are long descriptions of plants with no mention of their role in witchcraft, or some where it's stated there is no documented connection.
This has the bones of a very interesting book, but it needs a major overhaul to achieve it. ( )