The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present
Hutton, Ronald2017
Books, Manuscripts
Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs and origins in Europe's history. The witch came to prominence - and often a painful death - in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake and sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective while tracing the major historiographical developments of witchcraft.
Main title:
The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present / Ronald Hutton.
Author:
Hutton, Ronald, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Collation:
xv, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300229042 (hbk)
Dewey class:
133.43094133.43
LC class:
BF1584.E9
Local class:
133.43
Language:
English
BRN:
1952191
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