Grimoires—Part II

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Grimoires—Part II

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Nov 29, 2017

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MonsterTalk continues its series on Magic with Part II of its coverage of Grimoires. We continue our interview with researcher Jerry Drake, and focus on the view of magic books in various magical traditions of Western Europe. Read the episode notes

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