Awards

• Winner of Roland H. Bainton Prize for Best Reference Book on the Early Modern Period 2007 (United States)

Overview

The definitive compilation on witchcraft and witch hunting in the early modern era exploring significant people, places, beliefs, and events. * Over 750 A-Z signed entries * More than 170 contributors include the most distinguished scholars working in the field of witchcraft studies * Illustrations and artwork, including prints, drawings, paintings, and maps * Extensive end-of-entry references

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9781576072431

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Reviews

Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition provides significantly more entries ... and greater coverage. ... Due to the ongoing interest in witchcraft and occult sciences, this encyclopedia will be a welcome purchase in most medium-sized and larger academic and public libraries. For libraries serving religious institutions and seminaries, it is a required purchase since it provides a balanced, historically based discussion of witchcraft in the Western world.

Author Information

Richard M. Golden is professor of history and director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX. He can be reached via email at rmg@unt.edu.

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