<STRONG>''Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.''</STRONG> - <EM>The Observer</EM><BR><BR><STRONG>''An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.''</STRONG> - <EM>The Times Higher Education Supplement</EM>