Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires werenโt the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witchโs mind.
Deborah HarknessSe Souvenir du passe, et qu'il ya un avenir: Remember the past, and that there is a future.
Deborah HarknessIt begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.
Deborah HarknessPamela Smith and Benjamin Schmidt have gathered together a wide-ranging and provocative set of original essays that successfully demonstrate how contingent the process of making knowledge was during a period of fundamental epistemological change. This is a finely crafted and conceptualized collection.
Deborah Harkness