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The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4: The Period of the Witch Trials: v. 4 - Softcover
The fifteenth to eighteenth centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe and modern scholars have now devoted a huge amount of research to these episodes. This volume will attempt to bring this work together by summarising the history of the trials in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved. Other topics covered will be the continued practical use made of magic, the elaboration of demonological theories about witchcraft and magic, and the further development of scientific interests in natural magic through the 'Neoplatonic' and 'Hermetic' period.Amongst the topics included here are Superstition and Belief in high and popular culture, the place of Medicine, Witchcraft survivals in art and literature, and the survival of Persecution.
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The 15th to the 18th centuries saw a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe and modern scholars have devoted a huge amount of research to these episodes. This volume brings this work together by summarising the history of the period in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved. Other topics covered are the continued practical use made of magic, the elaboration of demonological theories about witchcraft and magic, and the further development of scientific interests in natural magic through the "Neoplatonic" and "Hermetic" period. Amongst the topics included here are: superstition and belief in high and popular culture; the place of medicine; witchcraft survivals in art and literature; and the survival of persecution.
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Frederick H. Cryer was formerly Project Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Initiative, Institute for Biblical Exegesis, University of Copenhagen.
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