2018, ISBN: 9780300238679

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Yale University Press], Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's histo… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Yale University Press], Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 360, [GW: 351g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2018, ISBN: 9780300238679

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Yale University Press], Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's histo… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Yale University Press], Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 360, [GW: 351g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

ISBN: 9780300238679

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence-and often a pain… Mehr…

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated. Buch, Yale University Press<

2018, ISBN: 0300238673

The major historiographical developments of witchcraft are traced through the European witch trials and beyond in this world-spanning look at responses to believed witches, suggesting how… Mehr…

The major historiographical developments of witchcraft are traced through the European witch trials and beyond in this world-spanning look at responses to believed witches, suggesting how ongoing fears of witchcraft might best be eradicated. Media Kartoniert (TB) Buch, 360 Seiten, Media > Books, Yale University Press, 2018<