All the known theories and incidents of witchcraft in Western
Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century are brilliantly set
forth in this engaging and comprehensive history. Building on a
foundation of newly discovered primary sources and recent secondary
interpretations, Professor Russell first establishes the facts and
then explains the phenomenon of witchcraft in terms of its social
and religious environment, particularly in relation to medieval
heresies. He treats European witchcraft as a product of
Christianity, grounded in heresy more than in the magic and sorcery
that have existed in other societies. Skillfully blending narration
with analysis, he shows how social and religious changes nourished
the spread of witchcraft until large portions of medieval Europe
were in its grip—"from the most illiterate peasant to the most
skilled philosopher or scientist." A significant chapter in the
history of ideas and their repression is illuminated by this book.
Our growing fascination with the occult gives the author's
affirmation that witchcraft arises at times and in areas afflicted
with social tensions a special quality of immediacy.
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