The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe

Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra, etc. (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

354 Seiten

1998
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (Verlag)
978-0-485-89005-1 (ISBN)

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The end of the 18th century saw the end of witch trials. This volume charts the processes and reasons for decriminalizing witchcraft. It also surveys the social role of witchcraft in European communities to the end of the 19th century.

The end of the eighteenth century saw the end of the witch trials everywhere. This volume charts the processes and reasons for the decriminalisation of witchcraft but also challenges the widespread assumption that Europe has been 'disenchanted'. For the first time surveys are given of the social role of witchcraft in European communities down to the end of the nineteenth century and of the continued importance of witchcraft and magic as topics of debate among intellectuals and other writers

Roy Porter was a famous jazz drummer and bandleader in the 1940s-60s.

Part 1 The decline and end of witchcraft prosecutions, Brian P. Levack. Part 2 Witchcraft after the witch trials, Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra. Part 3 Witchcraft and magic in enlightenment, romantic and liberal thought, Roy Porter.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1998
Reihe/Serie	The Athlone history of witchcraft & magic in Europe ; Vol 5
Zusatzinfo	black & white illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	672 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	0-485-89005-4 / 0485890054
ISBN-13	978-0-485-89005-1 / 9780485890051
Zustand	Neuware