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THE ATHLONE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN EUROPE
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| Volume: |
v. 5 |
| By: |
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra (Editor), etc. (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£160.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0485890054 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780485890051 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 1998 |
| Series: |
The Athlone history of witchcraft & magic in Europe Vol 5 |
| Pages: |
354 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |