Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs (RLE Witchcraft)
With special reference to the Great Rebellion
1st Edition
Published on 7. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-138-97459-3 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1947, it is the essential purpose of this book to investigate attitudes of leading Elizabethan and Stuart statesmen, ask whether witchcraft was of any importance in seventeenth-century English history, or even influenced the Great Rebellion. The reader is placed in possession of the more pertinent passages from the arguments used to support or discredit belief in witchcraft.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-97459-3 (9781138974593)
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R. Trevor Davies
Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs (RLE Witchcraft)
E-Book
05/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
R. Trevor Davies
Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs (RLE Witchcraft)
E-Book
05/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
R. Trevor Davies
Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs (RLE Witchcraft)
With special reference to the Great Rebellion
Book
06/2011
1st Edition
Routledge
€231.70
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Davies, R.
Content
1. The Growth of Witch-mania in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages 2. The Introduction of Continental Witch-believers into England 3. The First Period of the Great Witch-scare (1588-1618) 4. James I's Renunciation of his Belief in Witch-craft 5. The Attempts of James I and Charles I to Extinguish Witch-mania (1618-42) 6. Indignation Aroused by the Protection of Witches 7. Parliament and Witch-craft (1625-49) 8. The Second Period of the Great Witch-scare 9. Oliver Cromwell and Witch-craft 10. Conclusion