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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777802703321

Autore

Ankarloo Bengt <1935->

Titolo

Witchcraft and magic in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the period of the witch trials / / Bengt Anakarloo, Stuart Clark, William Monter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Athlone, 2002

ISBN

1-283-19381-7

9786613193810

0-567-17368-2

1-282-31009-7

9786612310096

1-4411-2743-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Athlone history of witchcraft and magic in Europe ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkStuart

MonterE. William

Disciplina

133.43094

Soggetti

Magic - Religious aspects - Christianity

Magic - Europe - History

Witchcraft - Europe - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Witch Trials in Continental Europe 1560-1660; Part 2: Witch Trials in Northern Europe 1450-1700; Part 3: Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern Culture; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fifteenth to eighteenth centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe and modern scholars have now devoted a huge amount of research to these episodes. This volume will attempt to bring this work together by summarising the history of the trials in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved. Other topics covered will be the continued practical use made of magic, the elaboration of demonological theories about witchcraft and magic, and the further development of scientific interests in natural magic through the 'Neoplatonic' and 'Hermetic' period.Amon