This is a hugely important scholarly book overviewing surviving material from the ancient world on the goddess Hekate.
 
This book includes authoritative examinations of textual fragments, essays, prayers, and magical writings to create a portrait of Hekate contemporary to the source matierial used. Johnston focuses primarily on the Chaldean oracles and related literature. These questions on Hekate are the core of the content covered:
 
What were Her attributes?
How did people worship Her?
What did magicians do to work with Her?
What is the cosmic conception of Her?
What powers does She have?
 
This is a work which yields up treasures for both the scholar and the devotee, its content holding up for over thirty years since its original publication.
 
N.L.: Scholars Press, 1990. 192 pages, paperback. New.