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READING WITCHCRAFT
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95In 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...
Early Modern Witches
Taylor and Francis 2000; US$ 42.95This collection of pamphlets describes fifteen English witchcraft cases in detail, vividly recreating events to give the reader the illusion of actually being present at witchcraft accusations, trials and hangings. But how much are we victims of literary manipulation by these texts? The pamphlets are presented in annotated format, to allow the reader... more...
Possession, Puritanism and Print
Pickering & Chatto Publishers 2006; US$ 99.00This monograph tells a compelling story of injustice and passionate resistance to religious persecution in the last years of Queen Elizabeth?s reign. Through an analysis of a sensational series of demonic possessions and exorcisms, it highlights the existence of controversies in print in the late Elizabethan period of the kind that would one day lead... more...
Witchcraft Myths in American Culture
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 36.95A fascinating examination of how Americans think about and write about witches, from the 'real' witches tried and sometimes executed in early New England to modern re-imaginings of witches as pagan priestesses, comic-strip heroines and feminist icons. The first half of the book is a thorough re-reading of the original documents describing witchcraft... more...
Imagining the Pagan Past
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain?s pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse, encouraging tribal and nationalistic feelings or challenging... more...
Witchcraft Myths in American Culture
Routledge 2007; US$ 24.95Examines how Americans think about and write about witches, from the 'real' witches tried and sometimes executed in early New England to modern re-imaginings of witches as pagan priestesses, comic-strip heroines, and feminist icons. This work also gives a rereading of the original documents describing witchcraft prosecutions from 1640-1700. more...
Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building on notions of invented tradition and myths of the nation, it looks at the power of narrative and fiction to shape identity, with particular reference to the British and Celtic contexts. The authors consider how aspects of the past... more...
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