The Night Battles Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries |
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| Author:
| Ginzburg, Carlo |
| Preface by:
| Ginzburg, Carlo |
| Translator:
| Tedeschi, John
Tedeschi, Anne C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0992-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives of Northern Italy, The Night Battles recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centred on the benandanti, literally, 'good walkers.' These men and women described fighting extraordinary ritual battles against witches and wizards in order to protect their harvests. While their bodies slept, the ......
Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives of Northern Italy, The Night Battles recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centred on the benandanti, literally, 'good walkers.' These men and women described fighting extraordinary ritual battles against witches and wizards in order to protect their harvests. While their bodies slept, the ......