The Witchcraft Sourcebook
Levack, Brian P.
Sold by Yes Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Yes Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since January 20, 2010
Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFirst several pages have moisture damage. Some markings. Otherwise a moderately worn copy. 348 pages.
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This fascinating collection of documents illustrates the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the twentieth century. Many of the sources come from the period between 1400 and 1750, when more than 100,000 people – mainly women – were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe and colonial America.
Including trial records, demonological treatises and sermons, literary texts, narratives of demonic possession, and artistic depiction of witches, the documents reveal how contemporaries from various periods have perceived alleged witches and their activities. Brian P. Levack shows how notions of witchcraft have changed over time. He looks at the connection between gender and witchcraft and the nature of the witch's perceived power.
This Sourcebook provides students of the history of witchcraft with a broad range of sources, many of which have been translated into English for the first time, with commentary and background by one of the leading scholars in the field.
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