• Witchcraft, magic and culture 1736–1951
1 1

Witchcraft, magic and culture 1736–1951

£19.99
£19.99 £0.00
Sale Sold out
The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciting and intellecually stimulating wayEss...
Read More
  • Format:
  • 15 July 1999
View Product Details

The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951

Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciting and intellecually stimulating way

Essential reading for all social historians and all h. . . .

files/i.png Icon
Price: £19.99
Pages: 352
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 15 July 1999
ISBN: 9780719056567
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, RELIGION / Wicca (see also BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft), HISTORY / Modern / General, General and world history, Witchcraft
REVIEWS Icon

Introduction
1. Educated attitudes towards the popular belief in witchcraft and magic
2. Popular justice and witchcraft
3. The witch
4. Cunning-folk, astrologers, and fortune-tellers
5. Magic and medicine
6. Witchcraft, magic, literacy and literature
7. Cultural Change
Conclusion