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The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America (Oxford Handbooks)
Brian P. Levack (Ed.)
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America (Oxford Handbooks)
Paperback. A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Editor(s): Levack, Brian P. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1136.
The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical ... Read more
The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Condition
New
Weight
1135g
Number of Pages
644
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198723639
SKU
V9780198723639
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About Brian P. Levack (Ed.)
Brian P. Levack has published widely on English and Scottish legal history and the history of witchcraft prosecutions. His books on witchcraft include The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe (3rd ed., 2006) and Witch-Hunting in Scotland: Law, Politics and Religion (2008). He is co-author of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (1999) and the editor of ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America (Oxford Handbooks)
a worthwhile contribution to the literature which all concerned with early modern witchcraft will consult with profit.
Michael Hunter, History Today
the individual contributions are on the whole of a truly excellent standard. The sum of its parts more than suffices to recommend this volume.
Jan Machielsen, English Historical Review
Editor Levack's balanced volume is a ... Read more
Michael Hunter, History Today
the individual contributions are on the whole of a truly excellent standard. The sum of its parts more than suffices to recommend this volume.
Jan Machielsen, English Historical Review
Editor Levack's balanced volume is a ... Read more