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Witchcraft

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  • READING WITCHCRAFTby Marion Gibson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95

    In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft... more...

  • The Devil of Great Islandby E. Baker

    Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 9.99

    In 1682, ten years before the infamous Salem witch trials, the town of Great Island, New Hampshire, was plagued by mysterious events: strange, demonic noises; unexplainable movement of objects; and hundreds of stones that rained upon a local tavern and appeared at random inside its walls. Town residents blamed what they called "Lithobolia"... more...

  • Witchcraft and belief in Early Modern Scotlandby Dr Julian Goodare; Dr Lauren Martin; Dr Joyce Miller

    Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 100.00

    This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements. more...

  • The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europeby Dr Edward Bever

    Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 120.00

    Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history. more...

  • The New Generation Witchesby Hannah E. Johnston; Peg Aloi

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 99.95

    The New Generation Witches is the first published anthology to investigate the recent rise of the teenage Witchcraft phenomenon in both Britain and North America. Scholars from Theology, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History and Media Studies, along with Neo-Pagan commentators outside of the academy, come together to investigate the experiences of thousands... more...

  • Witchcraft, Gender and Society in Early Modern Germanyby Jonathan B. Durrant

    BRILL 2007; US$ 138.00

    Using the example of Eichstatt, this book challenges witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. more...

  • Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through the Salem Trialsby Brian Pavlac

    ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 50.00

    This comprehensive resource explores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious witch hunts in Europe and the New World. Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through the Salem Trials traces the evolution of western attitudes towards magic, demons, and religious... more...

  • Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3by Karen Jolly; Edward Peters; Catharina Raudvere

    Continuum International Publishing 2002; US$ 140.00

    Between the age of St. Augustine and the sixteenth century reformations magic continued to be both a matter of popular practice and of learned inquiry. This volume deals with its use in such contexts as healing and divination and as an aspect of the knowledge of nature's occult virtues and secrets. more...

  • Entertaining Satanby John Putnam Demos

    Oxford University Press, USA 2004; US$ 18.99

    In the first edition of the Bancroft Prize-winning Entertaining Satan, John Putnam Demos presented an entirely new perspective on American witchcraft. By investigating the surviving historical documents of over a hundred actual witchcraft cases, he vividly recreated the world of New England during the witchcraft trials and brought to light fascinating... more...

  • Witch Hunting and Witch Trialsby C L'Estrange Ewen

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00

    Originally published in 1929, the author presents a formidable collection of facts, brought together in a scholarly manner. This is an examination of the general history of witchcraft, its changing laws and legal procedures, as well as methods of interrogation and punishment. more...