Thanks, Suzanne, Charmaine's work looks to be spot on. I'll contact her via the link you sent. Thanks, Sabine. I've got Witching Culture on my bookshelf and looked up the reference. Very moving story. I also found her obituary here http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usca&c=passages&id=12357. Fedele might be a bit off-track for me, but Winkelman looks interesting. I had a tab open on his latest book Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. Amazon.com was a bit sparse, so I couldn't decide whether it was relevant, but Amazon.co.uk, which I've just looked up now, has a preview available. From the toc it looks as though he covers some of the areas I'm interested in. Thanks for looking up the references. All the best, Leo -- Dr Leo Ruickbie, PhD, MA, BA(Hons), Associate of King's College Member: European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism, Gesellschaft für Anomalistik, Parapsychological Association, Societas Magica, Society for Psychical Research, The Ghost Club Author: Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (2004, 2011); Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician (2009); A Brief Guide to the Supernatural (2012); A Brief Guide to Ghost Hunting (forthcoming) Website: http://www.ruickbie.com