The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition

Callow, John

ISBN 10: 1350387126 / ISBN 13: 9781350387126

Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

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Uncovers the forgotten history of the Bideford Witches, the last group of women in England executed for witchcraft, and charts changing attitudes towards them over time, from revulsion to celebration.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: John Callow is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Suffolk, UK, who has written widely on early modern witchcraft, politics and popular culture. He is the author of The Making of King James II (2000) and Embracing the Darkness (2005, I.B. Tauris). He has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 documentary It Must be Witchcraft, and the series on the Salem Witches on the Discovery Channel.

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Titel: The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of ...
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
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