Autorka podpisana na publikacji: Joanna Malita. Bibliogr. s. 41
language:
Polish
journal language:
Polish
abstract in English:
The article confronts historical and traditional witches with their literary
counterparts. In the first part of the article the author present a definition of
a witch and puts forward three different aspects of witchcraft: practical
magic, high magic and witchery as a heresy. In second part three examples of witches in fantasy literature are described: Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett’s "Discworld" series, Hermione Granger from "Harry Potter" series and participants of the witches’ sabbath in Andrzej Sapkowski’s "Narrenturm".
keywords in Polish:
fantastyka, fantazy
keywords in English:
fantastic, Fantasy
affiliation:
Wydział Filozoficzny : Katedra Porównawczych Studiów Cywilizacji