Most what we usually consider “witchcraft” is the European tradition of witchcraft (which also later migrated across to North America), and that is what this website is generally devoted to. However, various other kinds of witchcraft have been, and still are, prevalent in many other parts of the world.

Therefore, I will also look briefly at witchcraft and related beliefs in the following geographical areas:

Europe | Near and Middle East | Asia | Africa | Americas

You can use the World Menu on the right of each page to navigate around this section.