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Seminar Studies: Witchcraft in Early Modern England by Jim Sharpe (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Witchcraft in Early Modern England, Paperback by Sharpe, Jim, ISBN 1138831166, ISBN-13 9781138831162, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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. It is essential reading for all students of the history of witchcraft.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101138831166

ISBN-139781138831162

eBay Product ID (ePID)237919698

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWitchcraft in Early Modern England

SubjectWitchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Modern / 17th Century

Publication Year2019

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorJim Sharpe

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, History

SeriesSeminar Studies

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Length9 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2019-012725

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal133.43094209031

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Table Of ContentPart One: Witchcraft in Early Modern England: 1 Introduction; 2 Elite perspectives on witchcraft: demonology, the law and educated culture; 3 Witch-trials, witchcraft accusations and the problem of community; 4 Witch beliefs: the broader spectrum; 5 The decline of witchcraft; Part Two: Assessment: 6 Summing up; Part Three: Documents; Bibliography; Index

SynopsisWitchcraft 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., Witchcraft in Early Modern Englandprovides 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. > Supported by a range of compelling primary documents, this book is essential reading for all students of the history of witchcraft.

LC Classification NumberBF1581.G7