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The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe

etc editor Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Sep '98

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The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe cover

The end of the eighteenth century saw the end of the witch trials everywhere. This volume charts the processes and reasons for the decriminalisation of witchcraft but also challenges the widespread assumption that Europe has been 'disenchanted'. For the first time surveys are given of the social role of witchcraft in European communities down to the end of the nineteenth century and of the continued importance of witchcraft and magic as topics of debate among intellectuals and other writers

ISBN: 9780485890051

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm

Weight: 672g

354 pages