New perspectives on witchcraft, magic and demonology / edited with introductions by Brian P. Levack.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levack, Brian P.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--History.

Witchcraft.

History.

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2001.

Summary:

Witchcraft and magical beliefs have captivated historians and artists for millennia, and stimulated an extraordinary amount of research among scholars in a wide range of disciplines. This new collection, from the editor of the highly acclaimed 1992 set, "Articles on" "Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology," extends the earlier volumes by bringing together the most important articles of the past twenty years and covering the profound changes in scholarly perspective over the past two decades. Featuring thematically organized papers from a broad spectrum of publications, the volumes in this set encompass the key issues and approaches to witchcraft research in fields such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, history, psychology, and law. This new collection provides students and researchers with an invaluable resource, comprising the most important and influential discussions on this topic. A useful introductory essay written by the editor precedes each volume.

Contents:

Vol. 1. Demonology, religion, and witchcraft

v. 2. Witchcraft in continental Europe

v. 3. Witchcraft in the British Isles and New England

v. 4. Gender and witchcraft

v. 5. Witchcraft, healing, and popular diseases

v. 6. Witchcraft in the modern world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0815336683

OCLC:

48003244