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Witchcraft in England, 1558-1618 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict)
Barbara (Ed) Rosen
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Paperback. In this work, Barbara Rosen has gathered and edited a collection of documents - pamphlets, reports, trial accounts and other material - that describes the experiences, interpretation and punishment of witchcraft in England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Editor(s): Rosen, Barbara. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, indices. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Barbara Rosen has gathered and edited a collection of documents - pamphlets, reports, trial accounts, and other material - that describes the experience, interpretation and punishment of witchcraft in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. In her introduction, Rosen explores the full range of practices and beliefs associated with witchcraft and situates these phenomena in historical context. She explains how ignorance of science and medicine combined with social circumstance and religious ideology to shape popular perceptions and superstitions. Distinguishing between English and Continental forms of witchcraft, she also examines the legal definitions, disciplines, and punishments applied to wizards, witches, ... Read more
Barbara Rosen has gathered and edited a collection of documents - pamphlets, reports, trial accounts, and other material - that describes the experience, interpretation and punishment of witchcraft in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. In her introduction, Rosen explores the full range of practices and beliefs associated with witchcraft and situates these phenomena in historical context. She explains how ignorance of science and medicine combined with social circumstance and religious ideology to shape popular perceptions and superstitions. Distinguishing between English and Continental forms of witchcraft, she also examines the legal definitions, disciplines, and punishments applied to wizards, witches, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
519 g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9780870237539
SKU
V9780870237539
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