Witchcraft and belief in Early Modern Scotland - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1349353760 ISBN 13: 9781349353767

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Riassunto

This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements.

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Recensione:

'This is an excellent collection of academic essays on various aspects of early modern Scottish witchcraft...Highly recommended as a serious research book for anyone who is interested in historical witch beliefs and practices in Scotland.' - The Cauldron

Shortlisted for the 2008 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award

L'autore:

HUGH CHEAPE Head of the Scottish Material Culture Research Centre, National Museums Scotland, UKEDWARD J. COWAN Professor of Scottish History, the University of Glasgow, UKOWEN DAVIES Reader in Social History, the University of Hertfordshire, UKJULIAN GOODARE Reader in Scottish History, the University of Edinburgh, UKLIZANNE HENDERSON Lecturer in History, the University of Glasgow Crichton Campus, Dumfries, UKBRIAN P. LEVACK John Green Regents Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin, USALAUREN MARTIN PhD Graduate in Anthropology, New School University, New York, USAJOYCE MILLER Researcher and part-time lecturer, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling, UKMICHAEL WASSER Lecturer at Dawson College and at McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal, Canada

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1349353760
• ISBN 13: 9781349353767
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Redattore: Goodare J., Martin L., Miller J.