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Names: Mankey, Jason.Title: The witch’s athame : the craft, lore & magick of ritual blades / Jason Mankey.Description: FIRST EDITION. | Woodbury : Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd, 2016. | Series: The witch’s tools series; # 3 | Includes bibliographical references.Identifiers: LCCN 2015039070 (print) | LCCN 2015040836 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738746784 | ISBN 9780738748177Subjects: LCSH: Witchcraft. | Swords—Folklore. | Knives—Miscellanea.Classification: LCC BF1566 .M2765 2016 (print) | LCC BF1566 (ebook) | DDC 133.4/3—dc23LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015039070

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