Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England 1550-1750 - Hardcover
An historical account of English witchcraft considering the tensions in church, state and society causing witchcraft to be regarded as a threat, and legislated against in the mid-sixteenth century; and tracing the onset of scepticism leading to the abolition of legislation in the mid-eighteenth century.
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About the Author:
JAMES SHARPE is senior lecturer in history at the University of York. He has written extensively on the history of crime in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0241129249
- ISBN 13 9780241129241
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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