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Review of The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic

A review essay on The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic that emphasizes historiographic breadth, visual culture, and the cultural construction of witchcraft as an object of knowledge.

2017 · Reading Religion · Published review essay

  • witchcraft
  • magic
  • historiography
  • media representation
  • visual culture
  • academic review

This review highlights the volume’s historical breadth, from ancient magic to modern media representation. It pays particular attention to how visual culture helps organize witchcraft and magic as both scholarly objects and normative cultural imaginaries.

The review page states that Lepage had recently received his doctorate in religious studies at UQAM, which keeps the entry tied to the broader scholarly trajectory represented on the site.

Because it is openly accessible on the web, the review provides a lighter-weight public-facing complement to the journal and chapter archive.