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The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life
E. Bever
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Description for The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life
Paperback. Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 813.
Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.
Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Number of Pages
627
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349546640
SKU
V9781349546640
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About E. Bever
EDWARD BEVER received his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University in 1983, USA. He was a software developer specializing in historical simulations before taking his present position as Professor of History at SUNY Old Westbury in 1997. He has published a book on African history and a number of articles on witchcraft and magic in Early Modern Europe.
Reviews for The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 Short listed for the Katharine Briggs Award 2009 "Bever has done a great service in bringing an extensive and relevant medical literature into witchcraft studies...a book which bravely challenges so many received ideas can only be good for us all." - European History Quarterly "Bever's book ... Read more