Reading witchcraft: stories of early English witches

by Marion Gibson

Paper Book, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

133.4/3/094209031

Tags

Witch-hunting, Gothic Witchcraft, Witchcraft

Genres

Collection

Don

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, c1999.

Description

In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft are far from straight forward or reliable. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book sheds new light on early modern people's responses to witches and on the sometimes bizarre flexibility of the human imagination.

Subjects

Trials (Witchcraft) England History
Witchcraft England History

Language

English

Physical description

vii, 242 p.; 25 cm

ISBN

0415206464 / 9780415206464

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