{"product_id":"the-virago-book-of-witches-9780349016986","title":"The Virago Book of Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shahrukh Husain\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Virago Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Virago Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Spirituality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBanshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlluring women, enchantresses, seekers of revenge, wise old women and badly-behaved girls. As Shahrukh Husain says, witches are 'womanhood in all its complexity'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver fifty stories of crones and nixies, shape shifters and beauties are here, including the loving fox witch of Japan; Italy's Witch-Bea-Witch; Scotland's Goodwife of Laggan; Biddy Earl and the terrifying Kali and Baba Yaga who comes in many forms to haunt, entice, possess, transform and challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From every corner of the globe, with tom-foolery, fun, strife and victory, these folklore and legends celebrate women who step out of line.","brand":"Virago Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036938068119,"sku":"9780349016986","price":1139.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780349016986.webp?v=1769214153","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-virago-book-of-witches-9780349016986","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}