The Witch in the Western Imagination (Richard Lectures (Hardcover)) |
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| Author:
| Roper, Lyndal |
| Series title: | Richard Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3297-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $43.50USD $43.50 |
Book Description:
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In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies, this volume examines the visual representation of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose, Lyndal Roper moves away from the typical witchcraft studies to consider the witch as a symbolic and malleable figure through a broad sweep of topics and time periods.
In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies, this volume examines the visual representation of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose, Lyndal Roper moves away from the typical witchcraft studies to consider the witch as a symbolic and malleable figure through a broad sweep of topics and time periods.