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Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland, 1500-1800
Wanda Wyporska
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Description for Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland, 1500-1800
Paperback. This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender.
This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349281930
SKU
V9781349281930
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99-15
About Wanda Wyporska
Wanda Wyporska is an authority on early modern Polish witchcraft and the author of many encyclopaedia entries and articles on the subject. She has held scholarships at Hertford College, Oxford, UK, the Institute for Historical Research, and the University of Warsaw, Poland. She is currently working on a trilogy of historical novels.
Reviews for Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland, 1500-1800
“Wyporska has made a substantial contribution to the rapidly growing number of excellent studies of Central and Eastern European witchcraft, and offers her readers a rich and engrossing survey of Polish witchcraft that provides ample encouragement for future research.” (Hans Peter Broedel, Magic Ritual and Witchcraft, Vol. 12 (1), 2017)