The witch a history of fear, from ancient times to the present
"The witch came to prominence;and often a painful death;in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European w...
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Deep perspectives. The global context ; The ancient context ; The shamanic context
- Part II. Continental perspectives. Ceremonial magic : the Egyptian legacy? ; The hosts of the night ; What the Middle Ages made of the witch ; The early modern patchwork
- Part III. British perspectives. Witches and fairies ; Witches and Celticity ; Witches and animals ; Conclusion
- Appendix.
