Witchcraft: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Witchcraft: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199236954

ISBN-10: 019923695X

ISBN-13: 9780199236954

Edition: 2010

Authors: Malcolm Gaskill

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and literary references such as Faust and even Harry Potter, witches still feature heavily inour society. In this Very Short Introduction Malcolm Gaskill challenges all of this, and argues that what we think we know is, in fact, wrong. Taking a historical perspective from the ancient world to contemporary…

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List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.53" wide x 6.85" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




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