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Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic)
Jonathan Barry
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Hardcover. Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.
Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Number of Pages
373
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230292260
SKU
V9780230292260
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About Jonathan Barry
JONATHAN BARRYhas taught History at Exeter University, UK, where he is an Associate Professor and Dean of Taught Programmes, since 1985. He has published widely in urban, social, cultural, religious and medical history, editing nine books, including Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (1996) and (with Owen Davies) Palgrave Advances in Witchcraft Historiography (2007).
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