{"product_id":"the-secret-witch-religion-tara-brennan-9798233785122","title":"The Secret Witch Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe myth of a hidden witch religion never died.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1921, Egyptologist Margaret Alice Murray published a theory that changed the way millions of people imagined witchcraft. She claimed that the witches persecuted in Europe were not merely victims of panic and superstition, but members of a surviving pre-Christian fertility religion, worshipping a horned god in secret covens beneath the surface of Christian Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians rejected the theory. Popular culture never let it go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Witch Religion explores the strange, powerful afterlife of Murray's idea: the witch trials, the invention of the witches' sabbath, the world of cunning folk and folk magic, the rise of modern Wicca, and the enduring belief that an ancient religion was hidden, hunted, and almost erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why Europe became obsessed with hidden witches and secret enemies\u003cbr\u003e- How torture and trial records created the image of the witches' sabbath\u003cbr\u003e- What Margaret Murray really argued, and why her theory became so influential\u003cbr\u003e- The truth behind covens of thirteen, the Horned God, and pagan survivals\u003cbr\u003e- How folk magic, cunning folk, charms, herbs, and local belief actually worked\u003cbr\u003e- How Murray's ideas helped shape Wicca and modern witchcraft\u003cbr\u003e- Why the dream of a secret ancient religion still grips the imagination today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a simple story of truth versus error. It is a history of fear, longing, folklore, scholarship, persecution, reinvention, and the human hunger for hidden meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers interested in witchcraft history, paganism, occult studies, folk magic, Wicca, demonology, and the real stories behind Europe's witch trials, The Secret Witch Religion offers a clear, atmospheric, and deeply researched journey into one of the most enduring myths in modern occult history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Brennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233785122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Bell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Tara Brennan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997768823039,"sku":"9798233785122","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-witch-religion-tara-brennan-9798233785122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}