ABSTRACT
This study began with a simple desire to understand more about the mystical, exciting and frightening world of ‘ancient magic’. The work that follows emerges from this original intention having, in the process, been subjected to considerable reflection, realignment and refinement. Its aim now is to convey the excitement, the fear and the power so intrinsic to this field of spells, charms and curses, and to do so with a full appreciation of the society that accommodated it.
