The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe
Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life
Bever, Edward
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
This book explores the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses. The book complements and challenges existing scholarship, offering unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.
AUTHOR BIO
EDWARD BEVER received his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University in 1983. He was a software developer specializing in historical simulations before taking his present position as Professor of History at SUNY Old Westbury in 1997. He has published a book on African history and a number of articles on witchcraft and magic in Early Modern Europe.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction * PART I: THE REALITY OF MALEFICIUM * The Varieties of Maleficium * Maleficium and Society * PART II: THE REALITIES OF DIABOLISM * The Devil in the Duchy of Württemberg * Witch Dances and Witch Slaves * Sorcery, Satanism, and Shamanism * PART III: THE REALITIES OF BENEFICENT MAGIC * Divination and Prophesy * Benevolent Manipulative Magic * PART IV: REPRESSION AND REALITY * Magic in Society * Conclusion
Introduction * PART I: THE REALITY OF MALEFICIUM * The Varieties of Maleficium * Maleficium and Society * PART II: THE REALITIES OF DIABOLISM * The Devil in the Duchy of Württemberg * Witch Dances and Witch Slaves * Sorcery, Satanism, and Shamanism * PART III: THE REALITIES OF BENEFICENT MAGIC * Divination and Prophesy * Benevolent Manipulative Magic * PART IV: REPRESSION AND REALITY * Magic in Society * Conclusion
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1403997810
ISBN(13-digit): 9781403997814
Dewey Decimal: 133.4/3094
Library of Congress: 2008000163
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 627
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