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Language: en
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-12-13 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
In the ancient Near East, the art of influencing the natural course of events by means of spells and other ritual forms was universal. The social and political
Language: en
Pages: 216
Pages: 216
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:
A compact survey of the European witch craze of the early modern period--a craze that later spilled over to America.
Language: en
Pages: 226
Pages: 226
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-11-27 - Publisher: Manchester University Press
Beyond the witch trials provides an important collection of essays on the nature of witchcraft and magic in European society during the Enlightenment. The book
Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Manchester University Press
An important collection of essays that use a variety of different approaches and sources to uncover the continued relevance of witchcraft and magic in nineteent
Language: en
Pages: 271
Pages: 271
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-22 - Publisher: Springer
Men – as accused witches, witch-hunters, werewolves and the demonically possessed – are the focus of analysis in this collection of essays by leading schola