Between 1450 and 1750 thousands of people –most of them women –were accused,
prosecuted and executed for the crime of witchcraft. The witch-hunt was not a single event; it …

Stephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval
Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be able—and who in some instances …

Shortlisted for the 2008 Katharine Briggs Award. For centuries the witch has been a powerful
figure in the European imagination; but the creation of this figure has been hidden from our …

Gender at stake critiques historians' assumptions about witch-hunting as well as their
explanations for this complex and perplexing phenomenon. The authors insist on the …

The Witchcraft Sourcebook, now in its second edition, is a fascinating collection of
documents that illustrates the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to …

This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft
pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It …

This book offers a comparison of lay and inquisitorial witchcraft prosecutions. In most of the
early modern period, witchcraft jurisdiction in Italy rested with the Roman Inquisition …

Every week thousands of people in Europe and the USA consult psychic practitioners.
Communication is crucial to the performance of psychic powers in a range of settings …

Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and
sometimes terrified humanity. For over forty years, A History of Witchcraft has provided the …

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of witchcraft beliefs and practices in the
rural region of Eastern Slovenia. Based on field research conducted at the beginning of the …