Reading Witchcraft

Nonfiction, History
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Author: Marion Gibson ISBN: 9781134624850
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 8, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Marion Gibson
ISBN: 9781134624850
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 8, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft are far from straight forward or reliable. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book sheds new light on early modern people's responses to witches and on the sometimes bizarre flexibility of the human imagination.

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In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the interpretation of original historical sources and demonstrates that their representations of witchcraft are far from straight forward or reliable. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book sheds new light on early modern people's responses to witches and on the sometimes bizarre flexibility of the human imagination.

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