Collins D.J. (ed.) The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West: From Antiquity to the Present

Cambridge University Press, 2015. — 810 p. — (Cambridge Histories Online: General History).This book presents twenty chapters by experts in their fields, providing a thorough and interdisciplinary overview of the theory and practice of magic in the West. Its chronological scope extends from the Ancient Near East to twenty-first-century North America; its objects of analysis range from Persian curse tablets to U.S. neo-paganism. For comparative purposes, the volume includes chapters on developments in the Jewish and Muslim worlds, evaluated not simply for what they contributed at various points to European notions of magic, but also as models of alternative development in ancient Mediterranean legacy. Similarly, the volume highlights the transformative and challenging encounters of Europeans with non-Europeans, regarding the practice of magic in both early modern colonization and more recent decolonization.Ancient Near East Daniel Schwemer
Ancient Egypt Friedhelm Hoffmann
Early Greco-Roman antiquity Kimberly B. Stratton
Imperial Rome Kyle A. Fraser
The early church Maijastina Kahlos
The early medieval west Yitzhak Hen
Magic in medieval Byzantium Alicia Walker
Magic, marvel, and miracle in early Islamic thought Travis Zadeh
Jewish magic in the Middle Ages Gideon Bohak
Common magic Catherine Rider
Learned magic David J. Collins, S.J.
Diabolic magic Michael D. Bailey
Magic and priestcraft: reformers and reformation Helen L. Parish
Spain and Mexico Louise Burkhart
Folk magic in North America Richard Godbeer
Colonial magic: the Dutch East Indies Margaret Wiener
Magic in common and legal perspectives Owen Davies
Elite magic in the nineteenth century David Allen Harvey
Magic in the postcolonial Americas Raquel Romberg
New-age and neo-pagan magic Sabina Magliocco.