Witchcraft Detected and Prevented

A chilling manual on the signs, dangers, and countermeasures of sorcery. In an age when witchcraft was still believed to stalk villages, homes, and souls, this work offered both warning and remedy against the unseen powers that menaced daily life.

Buchanan describes the marks by which witches were believed to be known, the symptoms of bewitchment, and the protections available to those who feared their influence. More than folklore, these pages reflect the enduring conviction that evil worked through human agents and that vigilance—and faith—were the only true defenses.

Part superstition, part practical guide, Witchcraft Detected and Prevented offers a rare glimpse into a world where every misfortune might conceal a spell, and every shadow might hide a witch.

Complete edition of Buchanan’s rare treatise

Explores the beliefs, signs, and countermeasures of witchcraft

A valuable record of 19th-century superstition and demonological thought

Essential for readers of witch-lore, occult history, and folklore studies

To open these pages is to walk into a time when witchcraft was not legend but daily terror—and to see how men sought to guard themselves against powers they scarcely understood.