Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe |
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| Author:
| Behringer, Wolfgang |
| Translator:
| Grayson, J. C.
Lederer, David |
| Contribution by:
| Roper, Lyndal |
| Series title: | Past and Present Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52510-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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This is a major, groundbreaking study by a leading scholar in the field of continental witchcraft studies. The book includes a thorough overview of all known prosecutions for witchcraft in the period 1300-1800, and investigates in depth its social and political background.
This is a major, groundbreaking study by a leading scholar in the field of continental witchcraft studies. The book includes a thorough overview of all known prosecutions for witchcraft in the period 1300-1800, and investigates in depth its social and political background.