In the social and cultural context of witchcraft

Author: (English) Brigitte Briegleb, translated by Lei Peng, Gao Yonghong
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Publishing Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book offers a highly original and unconventional analysis of witchcraft. Instead of focusing solely on the mechanisms of persecuting witches, the authors present a comprehensive portrayal of early modern European life. Through the study of numerous records of witch persecution, the authors reveal the significant role of the witch hunts in people's lives at the time. Witch persecution was a form of "treatment," a way for people living in turmoil and poverty to release their anxieties. Since its publication, the book has become a model work in this field.