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Autore |
Davies R. Trevor (Reginald Trevor) |
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Four centuries of witch beliefs : with special reference to the Great Rebellion / / R. Trevor Davies |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-68724-X |
1-136-73998-X |
9786613664181 |
0-203-81898-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge library editions. Witchcraft ; ; v. 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Witchcraft - England - History |
Occultism - England - History |
Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Four Centuries of Witch-Beliefs: With special reference to the Great Rebellion; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Chapter I. The Growth of Witch-mania in Europe at the End of the Middle Ages; Chapter II. The Introduction of Continental Witch-beliefs into England; Chapter III. The First Period of the Great Witch-scare: 1588-1618; Chapter IV. James I's Renunciation of His Belief in Witchcraft; Chapter V. The Attempts of James I and Charles I to Extinguish Witch-mania (1618-42); Chapter VI. Indignation Aroused by the Protection of Witches; Chapter VII. Parliament and Witchcraft, 1625-49 |
Chapter VIII. The Second Period of the Great Witch Scare:1642-9Chapter IX. Oliver Cromwell and Witchcraft; Chapter X. Conclusion; Bibliograph; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Originally published in 1947, it is the essential purpose of this book to investigate attitudes of leading Elizabethan and Stuart statesmen, ask whether witchcraft was of any importance in seventeenth-century English history, or even influenced the Great Rebellion. The reader is placed in possession of the more pertinent passages from the |
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