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Europe's Inner Demons
Norman Cohn
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Description for Europe's Inner Demons
Paperback. Traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins, and shows how the great witch-hunt erupted, when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive in the 16th and 17th centuries. Norman Cohn is the author of "The Pursuit of the Millennium" and "Warrant for Genocide". Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive. It is a fascinating history of the need to imagine antihuman conspiracies and an investigation of how those fantasies made the great European witch-hunt possible. In addition, Professor Cohn's discovery that some influential sources on witch trials were forgeries has revolutionized the field of witchcraft studies, making this one of the most essential books ever written on the subject. ... Read more
In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive. It is a fascinating history of the need to imagine antihuman conspiracies and an investigation of how those fantasies made the great European witch-hunt possible. In addition, Professor Cohn's discovery that some influential sources on witch trials were forgeries has revolutionized the field of witchcraft studies, making this one of the most essential books ever written on the subject. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712657570
SKU
V9780712657570
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About Norman Cohn
Norman Cohn was born in London in 1915 and educated at Gresham's School and Christ Church, Oxford. Scholar and research scholar at Christ Church between 1933 and 1939, after the war he taught in universities in England, Scotland, Ireland, America and Canada. In 1966 he became a Professorial Fellow in the University of Sussex and director of an international research ... Read more
Reviews for Europe's Inner Demons
It is not too much to say that Professor Cohn has revolutionised the study of the subject - It is a brilliant book.
Bernard Levin
Observer
An indispensable study.
Robin Lane Fox
Financial Times
This is a book of real stature which I hope will have a side impact. Only if we begin ... Read more
Bernard Levin
Observer
An indispensable study.
Robin Lane Fox
Financial Times
This is a book of real stature which I hope will have a side impact. Only if we begin ... Read more