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Missing witches : recovering true histories of feminist magic / Risa Dickens and Amy Torok ; foreword by Amanda Yates Garcia.

by Dickens, Risa, 1980-

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North Atlantic Books, 2021.

Witches -- Biography.

9781623175726 (pbk)

xvii, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Notes from an Educator -- Introduction -- Yule: Monica Sjöö and Doreen Valiente -- Imbolc: Zora Neale Hurston and Faith Ringgold -- Ostara: Paula de Eguiluz and María Sabina -- Beltane: Mama Lola -- Litha: Marija Gimbutas and Z. Budapest -- Lughnasadh: Ipsita Roy Chakraverti + Lal Ded -- Mabon: Enheduanna -- Samhain: Pamela "Pixie" Coleman Smith and H.P. Blavatsky -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.

"A guide to invocations, rituals, and histories at the intersection of magic and feminism, as informed by history’s witches -- and the sociopolitical culture that gave rise to them. When you start looking for witches, you find them everywhere. As seekers and practitioners reclaim and restore magic to its rightful place among powerful forces for social, personal, and political transformation, more people than ever are claiming the identity of “Witch.” But our knowledge of witchcraft and magic has been marred by erasure, sensationalism, and sterilization, the true stories of history’s witches left untold. Through meditations, stories, and practices, authors Risa Dickens and Amy Torok offer an intersectional, contemporary lens for uncovering and reconnecting with feminist witch history. Sharing traditions from all over the world -- from Harlem to Haiti, Oaxaca to Mesopotamia -- Missing Witches introduces readers to figures like Monica Sjoo, HP Blavatsky, Maria Sabina, and Enheduanna, shedding light on their work and the cultural and sociopolitical contexts that shaped it. Structured around the 8 sabbats of the Wheel of the Year, each chapter includes invocations, rituals, and offerings that incorporate the authors’ own wisdom, histories, and journeys of trauma, loss, and empowerment. Missing Witches offers an inside look at the vital stories of women who have practiced -- and lived -- magic."--Publisher.

Torok, Amy, 1977-

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