Encyclopedia of witchcraft : the Western tradition

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Encyclopedia of witchcraft : the Western tradition

Richard M. Golden, editor

ABC-CLIO, c2006

  • : [set]
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4

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Vol. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-J -- v. 3. K-P -- v. 4. Q-Z

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The definitive compilation on witchcraft and witch hunting in the early modern era exploring significant people, places, beliefs, and events. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition is the definitive reference on the age of witch hunting (approximately 1430–1750), its origins, expansion, and ultimate decline. Incorporating a wealth of recent scholarship in four richly illustrated, alphabetically organized volumes, it offers historians and general readers alike the opportunity to explore the realities behind the legends of witchcraft and witchcraft trials. Over 170 contributors from 28 nations provide vivid, documented descriptions and analyses of witchcraft trials and locations, folklore and beliefs, magical practices and deities, influential texts, and the full range of players in this extraordinary drama—witchcraft theorists and theologians; historians and authors; judges, clergy, and rulers; the accused; and their persecutors. Concentrating on Europe and the Americas in the early modern era, the work also covers relevant topics from the ancient Near East (including the Hebrew and Christian Bibles), classical antiquity, and the European Middle Ages.

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  • NCID
    BA76482456
  • ISBN
    • 1576072436
  • LCCN
    2005028266
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    4 v. (xxxvi, 1238, 35 p.)
  • Size
    29 cm
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