Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (1ST ed.)
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Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (1ST ed.)
Contributor(s): Gaskill, Malcolm (Author)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019923695X
Physical Info: 0.5" H x 6.7" L x 4.3" W (0.3 lbs) 160 pages
In this Very Short Introduction, Malcolm Gaskill takes a long historical perspective, from the ancient world to contemporary paganism. Delving into court records, telling anecdotes, and challenging myths, Gaskill re-examines received wisdom, especially concerning the European witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He also explores the modern memory and reinvention of witchcraft--as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.
Malcolm Gaskill is Reader in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia.
Take a long historical perspective, from the ancient world to contemporary paganism, and explore the modern memory and reinvention of witchcraft--as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.
"...this is an excellent introduction to the topic of witchcraft. It is readable, assured, and encyclopedic in its knowledge and research." -Marion Gibson, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Table of Contents:
1. Fear2. Heresy3. Malice4. Truth5. Justice6. Rage7. Fantasy8. CultureReferencesFurther Reading
Contributor(s): Gaskill, Malcolm (Author)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019923695X
Physical Info: 0.5" H x 6.7" L x 4.3" W (0.3 lbs) 160 pages
In this Very Short Introduction, Malcolm Gaskill takes a long historical perspective, from the ancient world to contemporary paganism. Delving into court records, telling anecdotes, and challenging myths, Gaskill re-examines received wisdom, especially concerning the European witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He also explores the modern memory and reinvention of witchcraft--as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.
Malcolm Gaskill is Reader in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia.
Take a long historical perspective, from the ancient world to contemporary paganism, and explore the modern memory and reinvention of witchcraft--as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.
"...this is an excellent introduction to the topic of witchcraft. It is readable, assured, and encyclopedic in its knowledge and research." -Marion Gibson, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Table of Contents:
1. Fear2. Heresy3. Malice4. Truth5. Justice6. Rage7. Fantasy8. CultureReferencesFurther Reading