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David Collins, editor of The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West, examines Jacob Cornelisz's classic painting "Saul and the Witch of Endor" to illustrate what magic and witchcraft have come to mean in the Western world.
Michael D. Bailey, a contributor to The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West, explores the legacy of witchcraft in the West through its role in medieval European jokes.
Our Cambridge Library Collection publisher Caroline M. explores the history of everyone's favorite October holiday—it's not just American commercialism, but a celebration steeped in European tradition as the "Eve of All Hallows."
Celebrate Halloween this year with a good book. Whether you're just a fan of a ghostly film or read, or a complete paranormal sceptic - take a look at our range of books in the Paranormal, ghosts, demons, magic, vampires, witchcraft and wizardry, and Parapsychology. There are no tricks here, just treats!
If you enjoyed Ayelet Haimson Lushkov's post last week on the English cricket team and rhetoric in the Roman Republic, check out this post on how old narratives like Scipio's defeat of Hannibal resonate with the biographies of modern athletes. Her book, Magistracy and the Historiography of the Roman Republic, is out in January.
In this excerpt from How Sexual Desire Works, step inside the enigma of human desire, a psychological puzzle that stumped even Casanova.
This week is Open Access week, the ideal time to formally announce a dedicated Open Access unit at the Press. Mandy Hill, Managing Director for Academic at the Press, explains.
Thank you to all of our readers who sent along their lunar photos as part of this summer's "Shoot the Moon" contest! Browse the beautiful submissions below, and don't miss our latest amateur astronomy title The New Moon.
Ayelet Haimson Lushkov, the author of Magistracy and the Historiography of the Roman Republic, offers an inventive look at the concept of leadership in the Roman Republic: through parallels with the 2014 English cricket team.
Tim Faley, the author of The Entrepreneurial Arch, explains why we need new entrepreneurs, why a system for building entrepreneurship is missing, and how we can foster one through education.
Alastair Horne, Communities And Social Media Manager, reports from Day One of the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair.
Gael McDonald, the author of Business Ethics: A Contemporary Approach, discusses the issues raised in her textbook, as well as the plethora of accompanying resources that have been developed to support...
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