5720020
9780785822912
The witch in history was a very different creature from her modern counterpart, and this book sets out to explore the historical background to the European witchcraft phenomenon. It examines in detail the growth of the ideological, cultural and legal concepts that eventually led to the carnage of the Witch Craze in the 16th and 17th centuries, which, it is estimated, may have claimed the lives of around 40,000 people.Martin, Lois is the author of 'The History of Witchcraft', published 2007 under ISBN 9780785822912 and ISBN 0785822917.
[read more]