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| Author | Anton LaVey |
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| Original title | The Compleat Witch |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Lesser magic,witchcraft |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead & Company (1971) Lancer Books (1972) Feral House (1989, 2003–present) |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover &Paperback) |
| Pages | 284 |
| ISBN | 978-0922915842 |
The Satanic Witch is a book byAnton LaVey, currently published byFeral House. The book is a treatise onlesser magic, a system ofmanipulation by means ofapplied psychology andglamour (or"wile and guile") to bend an individual or situation to one's will.[1] The book is introduced as an extension of LaVey's witches workshops which were conducted prior to the founding of the Church.[2] The book presents its methods as a tool of thefeminine, and how the female can enchant and manipulate men.
The book was first published asThe Compleat Witch, or What to Do When Virtue Fails, in 1971 byDodd, Mead & Company.[3] The first paperback edition was released byLancer Books in 1972. It was republished by Feral House in 1989 with an introduction byZeena LaVey, wherein it was retitledThe Satanic Witch; and again in 2003 with a new introduction byPeggy Nadramia andafterword byBlanche Barton. The book concludes with a bibliography of over 170 books on topics of psychology, anthropology, sociology, biology and volumes on sexuality and body language.[2] The publisher describes the book as "...undiluted Gypsy lore regarding the forbidden knowledge of seduction and manipulation."[4]
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