Witchcraft in early modern England:

"Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Witchcraft was a crime punishable by death in England during this period and this book charts the witch panics and legal pers...

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Main Author: Sharpe, J. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Edition:Second edition
Series:Seminar Studies
Seminar studies in history
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Witchcraft was a crime punishable by death in England during this period and this book charts the witch panics and legal persecution of witches that followed, exploring topics such as elite attitudes to witchcraft in England, the role of pressures and tensions within the community in accusations of witchcraft, the way in which the legal system dealt with witchcraft cases, and the complex decline of belief in witchcraft. Revised and updated, this new edition explores the modern historiographical debate surrounding this subject and incorporates recent findings and interpretations of historians in the field, bringing it right up-to-date and in particular offering an extended treatment of the difficult issues surrounding gender and witchcraft. Supported by a range of compelling primary documents, this book is essential reading for all students of the history of witchcraft."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 132 pages)
ISBN:9781000044072
1000044076
9780429300318
042930031X
9781000053777
1000053776
9781000048926
1000048926

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