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The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies

Current price: $34.95
The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies
The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies

Barnes and Noble

The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies

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This book tells the fascinating story of the origin of our ideas about wizards, witches and fairies. We all have a clear mental image of the pointed hats worn by such individuals, which are based upon actual headgear dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age. Carefully sifting through old legends, archaeological evidence and modern research in genetics, Simon Webb shows us how our notions about fairies and elves, together with human workers of magic, have evolved over the centuries.This exploration of folklore, backed by the latest scientific findings, will present readers with the image of a lost world; the one used as the archetype for fantasy adventures from to . In the process, the real nature of wizards will be revealed and their connection with the earliest European cultures thoroughly documented. After reading this book, nobody will ever be able to view Gandalf the wizard in the same light and even old fairy tales such as will take on a richer and deeper meaning. In short, our perception of wizards, witches and fairies will be altered forever.

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