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The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton (Paperback, 2018)
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ISBN-13: 9780300238679, 978-0300238679. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated.
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Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history Traces the idea of witches far beyond the Salem witch trials to beliefs and attitudes about witches around the world throughout history. -Los Angeles Times The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated.Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-139780300238679
eBay Product ID (ePID)14046545981
Product Key Features
Number of Pages376 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Witch: a History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
Publication Year2018
SubjectAnthropology, Mythology, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorRonald Hutton
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height196 mm
Item Weight420 g
Item Width130 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorRonald Hutton
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- 30 Aug, 2024
Thoroughgoing study.
Hutton examines in some detail the antecedents of the witch concept, over a period of thousands of years. He identifies the roots of the persecution of witches and their historical triggers. This is a very thoroughgoing study.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
