Pearson education reading (3 risultati)

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback -- Very Good -- Clean and bright with only slightest of wear -- Illustrated and indexed -- Second Edition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. A near fine copy of the softcover edition. Previous owner's name and date modestly in ink inside front cover, else the text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A brilliant copy.

Original publisher's black paper hardback, gilt lettering spine, dustjacket, 8vo: xvi, 202pp., 16 illustrations, 6 maps, conclusion, chronology, web sites, after word/acknowledgements, bibliography, index. CONTENTS: Introduction. 1. New Fears in Europe: 700-1500. Belief systems and superstitions. The persecuting society. Europe under siege: 700-1500. Mass death throughout Europe. The devil's climb to prominence. The consolidation of western Christianity. 2. Towards the Witch Pyres: Images and Realities of European Women to 1500. Misogyny and culture. Work, marriage and women's status in Europe. Women and the medieval western church. Wild and furious women. From sorcerer to witch: the creation of the witch stereotype. 3. The Spread of the Witch Trials. Monarchs, money and enemies within. The early witch trails. Witch hunts: present and absent. Causes of the hunts. How many Victims? 4. Victims and Processes. What did Wichcraft nmean to westeners? The witch hunts in Ban de la Roche. The witches of Salem, Massachusetts. Deviance, crime and witches. Burning men. 5. The Decline and End of the Hunts. Torture. Reason, inquiry and witches. The social geography of evidence. Pro- and anti-persecution forces. Learned culture, popular culture and the taming of the witch. Very fine copy - as new.. …