Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder: The Venomous Maiden and Other Stories of the Supernatural

¿ Offers commentary for each story, revealing its historical context, cultural and esoteric associations, and hidden pagan beliefs

¿ Explores how the tales transformed over the ages and their origins in Classical Antiquity, the Middle East, and India

¿ Includes stories never-before-translated from their original Latin and many purposely left in obscurity due to scandalous depictions of popes and other notables

The Middle Ages witnessed the blossoming of oral traditions whose echoes can stil...