Overview

This is the first book to offer a detailed modern survey of Witchcraft historiography. By using a broad chronological structure, from contemporary responses through to modern day, the book draws on contributions from a range of leading experts in the field to provide a much-needed overview of the area.

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9781403911766

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'Eleven distinguished scholars have contributed to this volume of essays, each surveying the key works that exemplify a particular way of approaching the multi-faceted problem of interpreting the history of witchcraft and witch trials...provides excellent signposts through a very tangled forest.' -Jacqueline Simpson, Folklore

Author Information

JONATHAN BARRY is Senior Lecturer in History and Head of School at the Department of History, University of Exeter, UK. OWEN DAVIES is Lecturer in History at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. His previous publications include Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History (London, 2003).

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