The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300229046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated.. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe’s history Th
“There are several over-familiar images that we jump to when we think of witches, even today: the hat, the broom, the cauldron. Yet this scholarly, engrossing take on the witch travels across centuries and continents to prove that it is a figure that is both more pervasive and more diverse than we might expect.”—History Revealed