A Razor for a Goat: A Discussion of Certain Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1989
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- Softcover
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- Title
- A Razor for a Goat: A Discussion of Certain Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism
- Author
- Elliot Rose
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication year
- 1989
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802067689
- ISBN 13
- 9780802067685
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 1 pound
- Dimensions
- 0.78 inches width by 5.99 inches height by 9 inches depth
First published in 1962, Elliot Rose's A Razor for a Goat is a study of witchcraft as a religion, whether the religion was a form of pagan survival or a depraved Christian (or anti-Christian) heresy. Rose surveyed witch-scares, fairy folklore, 'ritual' deaths, the Canon Episcopi, and goliards for evidence for witchcraft, and to make some suggestions about the reality behind the popular beliefs on witchcraft societies and Sabbats. One of the first studies to debunk the dominant theory of the time that witchcraft had been an organized pre-Christian religion, A Razor for a Goat is listed on many anthropology, religion, and history course bibliographies.
This reprint has a ten-page foreword by Richard Kieckhefer that gives a historiographical examination of the importance of this book, and situates it within the discipline today. Closely reasoned, and written with a rare wit, A Razor for a Goat is a classic study and excellent survey of the literature and history of witchcraft."Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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