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Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief
Marianne Hester And Gareth Roberts) (Edited By Jonathan Barry
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Description for Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief
paperback. An up-to-date account of the present state of scholarship on early modern European witchcraft. Editor(s): Barry, Jonathan; Hester, Marianne; Roberts, Gareth. Series Editor(s): Roper, Lyndal. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
This important collection brings together both established figures and new researchers to offer fresh perspectives on the ever-controversial subject of the history of witchcraft. Using Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic as a starting point, the contributors explore the changes of the last twenty-five years in the understanding of early modern witchcraft, and suggest new approaches, especially concerning the cultural dimensions of the subject. Witchcraft cases must be understood as power struggles, over gender and ideology as well as social relationships, with a crucial role played by alternative representations. Witchcraft was always a contested idea, never fully established ... Read more
This important collection brings together both established figures and new researchers to offer fresh perspectives on the ever-controversial subject of the history of witchcraft. Using Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic as a starting point, the contributors explore the changes of the last twenty-five years in the understanding of early modern witchcraft, and suggest new approaches, especially concerning the cultural dimensions of the subject. Witchcraft cases must be understood as power struggles, over gender and ideology as well as social relationships, with a crucial role played by alternative representations. Witchcraft was always a contested idea, never fully established ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Past and Present Publications
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521638753
SKU
KSG0036556
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Reviews for Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief
"Essential reading on the history of European witchcraft." Richard M. Golden, Religious Studies Review