I'd like to recommend The Element Encyclopedeia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes.

It's a rather hefty tome (about 890 pages). It doesn't have any information about how to cast circles and spells, or rituals for the days of the year but it's jam packed with interesting information about the history of witchcraft, shamanism and lots of other subjects. It has information about animals connected to witchcraft, herbs, tools of witchcraft, famous witches, magicians and sorcerers, Gods and Goddesses, witch hunters, and grimoires. Finally it has a light hearted section in the back that explores witches in popular culture and fiction, everything from Samantha in Bewitched to Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, and a few witches and wizards from comicbooks.

It may be hard to find these days (try Amazon). The version I have is a the large hardback first edition. There was a later paperback edition of the same size, and a massively cut-down mini-paperback version of about half the size, which Judika has said she didn't agree on having published.

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