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Paperback. Witches and Neighbours is a highly original and unconventional analysis of a fascinating historical phenomenon. Unlike other studies of the subject which focus on the mechanisms of persecution, this book presents a rich picture of witchcraft as an all-pervasive aspect of life in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233268
ISBN
9780631233268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.60

Hardback. Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. This volume explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330858
ISBN
9781785330858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HRQX9; JFSJ1; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062510365
ISBN
9780062510365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.19

Paperback. Throughout history, to the present day, witchcraft raises questions about the distinction between reality and fantasy, faith and proof. This Very Short Introduction explores witchcraft, both as a contemporary phenomenon and a historical subject. It looks at witch-beliefs and accusations around the world, from pre-history to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199236954
ISBN
9780199236954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): West, Melissa. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Wellfleet Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577151241
ISBN
9781577151241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.98

Hardback. Witchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative witches is prevalent. This book provides a detailed account of Ghanaian witchcraft beliefs and practices and their role in fueling violent attacks on these alleged witches. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385608
ISBN
9781782385608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRQX5; JFFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029740
ISBN
9780226029740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. A fascinating and in-depth study of witchcraft in contemporary South Africa. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 figures/6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; HRQX5; JHMP; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315584
ISBN
9780745315584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.65

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. Today witchcraft is on everyone's lips, on television, in film and in literature, but few know, or are even able to guess at, its shadowy history. This in-depth investigation discovers how the ideas we have about witchcraft took shape thousands of years ago in the myths and religions of the ancient world. Num Pages: 272 pages, B&W and line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780709092001
ISBN
9780709092001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A regional and comparative study of early modern witchcraft. This book provides a case study on Essex, as well as drawing comparisons with other regions of early modern England. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415196123
ISBN
9780415196123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801492891
ISBN
9780801492891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. A thoroughly revised, greatly expanded edition of the most important documentary history of European witchcraft ever published. Editor(s): Kors, Alan Charles; Peters, Edward. Num Pages: 480 pages, 44 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3JD; HBT; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217513
ISBN
9780812217513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Series: American Controversies. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442203587
ISBN
9781442203587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.53

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the key concepts of witchcraft and demonology through a detailed study of the notorious episodes of Scottish history, the North Berwick witch hunt, in which King James was involved as alleged victim, interrogator, judge and demonologist. Series: Exeter Studies in History S. Num Pages: 468 pages, 18 black & white plates, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893886
ISBN
9780859893886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.60

Paperback. Presents a history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujeria (witch-healing). This book explores how brujeria emerged from a blending of Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292771260
ISBN
9780292771260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Stephen A. Mitchell offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia, drawing on extensive sources ranging from the Icelandic sagas to those much less familiar to the nonspecialist: legal cases, church frescoes, law codes, ecclesiastical records, and surviving runic spells. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRQX5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222555
ISBN
9780812222555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. BIC Classification: HRAX. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349580712
ISBN
9781349580712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardback. This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. Based on a wide range of un-used and under-used primary source material, and taking account of denominational difference between Catholic and Protestant, it provides a detailed account of witchcraft trials and accusation. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; 3J; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302723
ISBN
9780230302723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.36

Hardcover. This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements. Editor(s): Goodare, Julian; Martin, Lauren; Miller, Joyce. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507883
ISBN
9780230507883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.40

Paperback. Illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England Editor(s): Hall, David D. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336136
ISBN
9780822336136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on the trial and execution of the hundreds of women and men prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft, an offence that involved the alleged practice of maleficent magic and the worship of the devil, for inflicting harm on their neighbours and making pacts with the devil. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415399432
ISBN
9780415399432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HRQM; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235510
ISBN
9781922235510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786466559
ISBN
9780786466559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.89

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