Witchcraft In Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief - Rilegato

Jonathan Barry (Editor)

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521552249 ISBN 13: 9780521552240

Casa editrice: New Publisher, 2021

Riassunto

This important collection brings together both established figures and new researchers to offer fresh perspectives on the ever-controversial subject of the history of witchcraft. Using Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic as a starting point, the contributors explore the changes of the last twenty-five years in the understanding of early modern witchcraft, and suggest new approaches, especially concerning the cultural dimensions of the subject. Witchcraft cases must be understood as power struggles, over gender and ideology as well as social relationships, with a crucial role played by alternative representations. Witchcraft was always a contested idea, never fully established in early modern culture but much harder to dislodge than has usually been assumed. The essays are European in scope, with examples from Germany, France, and the Spanish expansion into the New World, as well as a strong core of English material.

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Recensione:

"Essential reading on the history of European witchcraft." Richard M. Golden, Religious Studies Review

Descrizione del libro:

This important new collection of essays offers a wide readership both an up-to-date account of the present state of scholarship on early modern European witchcraft and an indication of the direction of new research. The contributions include examples from Germany, France, and the Spanish expansion into the New World, as well as a strong core of English material.

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• Editore: New Publisher
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0521552249
• ISBN 13: 9780521552240
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 388