Witchcraft in early modern England / James Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharpe, J. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--England--History--16th century.

Witchcraft.

Witchcraft--England--History--17th century.

Trials (Witchcraft)--England--History.

Trials (Witchcraft).

History.

England.

Physical Description:

xi, 144 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, [2001]

Summary:

B>" Why were witches legally persecuted and what was their place in the popular imagination? James Sharpe examines the historical debate about witches and witch hunts in early modern England, and looks at contemporary views of witchcraft as put forward by judges, theological writers and the medical profession. James Sharpe provides an overview of the current arguments regarding the period and gives flavor of the period through use of contemporary portrayals of witchcraft. Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England" includes the important gender dimensions of the witch persecution, and the role of witchcraft in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. And, as the latest book in the Seminar Studies in History series, it is supported by a range of compelling documents. The book concludes with an exploration of why witch panics declined in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. For readers interested in British history or the history of witchcraft and the witch-hunts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [132]-140) and index.

ISBN:

0582328756

OCLC:

47356252