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UNINA9910810411903321 |
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Gijswijt-Hofstra Marijke |
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Titolo |
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 5 [[electronic resource] ] : The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries |
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London, : Continuum International Publishing, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-19950-5 |
9786613199508 |
0-567-42440-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Collana |
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History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LevackBrian |
PorterRoy <1946-2002.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Demonology -- History -- Sources |
Magic -- History -- Sources |
Magic, Greek -- History |
Magic, Roman -- History |
Magic |
Witchcraft -- Greece -- History |
Witchcraft -- History -- Sources |
Witchcraft -- Rome -- History |
Social Sciences |
Parapsychology & Occult Sciences |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; PART 1: THE DECLINE AND END OF WITCHCRAFT PROSECUTIONS; PART 2: WITCHCRAFT AFTER THE WITCH-TRIALS; PART 3: WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN ENLIGHTENMENT, ROMANTIC AND LIBERAL THOUGHT; Conclusion: Secularization; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The end of the eighteenth century saw the end of the witch trials everywhere. This volume charts the processes and reasons for the decriminalisation of witchcraft but also challenges the widespread assumption that Europe has been 'disenchanted'. For the first time |
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