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Shakespeare's Demonology - A Dictionary by Marion Gibson; Jo Ann Esra
Category: Classics
This volume in the long-running and acclaimed Shakespeare Dictionary series is a detailed, critical reference work examining all aspects of magic, good and evil, across Shakespeare's works. Topics covered include the representation of fairies, witches, ghosts, devils and spirits.
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Category: History
'These stories of witchcraft, true and vividly told, demonstrate the potent reality of belief in evil and how in any era or place fear can be weaponised and marginal people, mostly women, labelled as wicked and dangerous. Together they comprise not just a history of witchcraft but a cautionary tale' Mal ...Show more
Witchcraft - A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Category: History
A "thought-provoking and timely" (The Times) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history. This "inventive and compelling" (Time ...Show more
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Salem, King James VI, Malleus Maleficarum. The world of witch hunts and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and brutal age. However, 'witch hunt' is heard often in the present-day media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today. A woman was prosecuted under the 1 ...Show more
Witchcraft & Society In England America 1550-1750 by Gibson Marion
Category: Art Books
This title is an overview of how witches and magicians were represented over three centuries. This is a unique collection of materials, including works of litirature as well as historical documents.
Witchcraft: the Basics by Marion Gibson
Category: Occult | Series: The\Basics Ser.
Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the em ...Show more
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