Witches : The history of a persecution

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nigel Cawthorne

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witch hunting.

Witches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.) ill

Place of Publication:

Arcturus

Summary:

When bigotry and power-mania take control, disaster always follows for ordinary people - even when the power is wielded by the Church. Witchcraft, of course, was seen as devil-worship. Those accused - over 100,000 people, mainly women, between 1450 and 1750 - were subjected to the most bestial tortures and usually executed. This title examines the real facts of this persecution and the religious hysteria that inspired it, tracing it back to its source. It tracks its wildfire-spread across Europe and the US until scientific reason began to challenge old beliefs and it began its long-awaited decline.

ISBN:

9781838579500

1838579508