The Virago Book Of WitchesBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves Banshees a howling night witch and harbinger of death; She devils Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs. Alluring women, enchantresses, seekers of revenge, wise old women and badly behaved girls. As Shahrukh Husain says: 'witches womanhood in all its complexity'. Over fifty stories of crones and nixies, shape shifters and beauties