Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England: A Regional and Comparative Study, Revised 2nd Edition - Softcover

Macfarlane, Alan

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9780415196123: Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England: A Regional and Comparative Study, Revised 2nd Edition

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This is a classic regional and comparative study of early modern witchcraft. The history of witchcraft continues to attract attention with its emotive and contentious debates. The methodology and conclusions of this book have impacted not only on witchcraft studies but the entire approach to social and cultural history with its quantitative and anthropological approach. The book provides an important case study on Essex as well as drawing comparisons with other regions of early modern England. The second edition of this classic work adds a new historiographical introduction, placing the book in context today.

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Alan MacFarlane

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ISBN 10:  0415196116 ISBN 13:  9780415196116
Publisher: Routledge, 1999
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