WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFT

This book explores the development of witchcraft and of the belief in it (stressing the difference between the two), the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century obsession that spawned witch-hunting, the eventual decline of witchcraft, and the phenomenons fascinating afterlife that has involved the Nazis fixation and modern treatments including Arthur Millers acclaimed The Crucible. Fully illustrated with historical documents and colour photographs, and expertly written by Professor David Nash, this book is the perfect introduction to a sub...[Llegir més]