The Witchcraft Sourcebook, now in its second edition, is a fascinating collection of documents illustrating the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the eighteenth century along with commentary and background by Brian Levack. Including trial records, demonological treatises and sermons, literary texts, narratives of demonic possession and artistic depiction of witches, the documents show how notions of witchcraft have changed over time, and consider the connection between gender and witchcraft and the nature of the witch’s perceived power.
Available to purchase as a bundle, together these two books make the perfect collection for students and lecturers of witchcraft and witch-hunts in the early modern period.
The Witchcraft Sourcebook, now in its second edition, is a fascinating collection of documents illustrating the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the eighteenth century along with commentary and background by Brian Levack. Including trial records, demonological treatises and sermons, literary texts, narratives of demonic possession and artistic depiction of witches, the documents show how notions of witchcraft have changed over time, and consider the connection between gender and witchcraft and the nature of the witch’s perceived power.
Available to purchase as a bundle, together these two books make the perfect collection for students and lecturers of witchcraft and witch-hunts in the early modern period.
The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe 4ed, and The Witchcraft Sourcebook, 2ed - BUNDLE
The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe 4ed, and The Witchcraft Sourcebook, 2ed - BUNDLE
(New Edition)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138926561 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 10/06/2015 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d) |