The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe

Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra, etc. (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

1998
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (Verlag)
978-0-485-89105-8 (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.

Ronald Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. As well as several major works on the British Civil War and seventeenth century history he is also the author of the Stations of the Sun, The Triumph of the Moon (Oxford University Press), Shamans and Witches, Druids and King Arthur (Hambledon/Continuum).

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	367 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	0-485-89105-0 / 0485891050
ISBN-13	978-0-485-89105-8 / 9780485891058
Zustand	Neuware