Author: Brian P. Levack Year: 1984 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Paranormal, Religion, Historical fiction
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ISBNs: 9780582080690 9780582419018 058208069X 0582419018 |
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This famous book focuses on the great age of witch-hunting in Europe (and colonial America) between 1450 and 1750. It examines why the witch-trials took place; how many trials and victims there were, and where; why their incidence was so uneven in Europe; who accused whom; and why witch-hunting eventually petered out. In the process it illuminates the social, economic and political history of early modern Europe, and in particular the position of women within it. For this Second Edition, Brian Levack has revised his text to take account of scholarship since 1987. The notes and references have been greatly expanded, and the entire text reset.
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