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Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft (Hardcover, Second Edition)
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Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
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Witchcraft has proven an important, if difficult, historical
subject to investigate and interpret over the last four decades or
so. Modern historical research into witchcraft began as an attempt
to tease out the worldview of ordinary people in 16th- and
17th-century England, but it quickly expanded to encompass the
history of witchcraft in most cultures and societies that have
existed with scholarly studies now extending back to the time of
earliest law code that punished sorcery, the Babylonian Code of
Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.E.), and forward to the last witchcraft
cases in England, those of Helen Duncan and Jane Yorke, tried in
1944. There has also been a significant amount of interest in the
development of the modern religion of witchcraft, or Wicca, as
various forms of neo-paganism continue to attract adherents. The
second edition of Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft covers the
history of the Witchcraft from 1750 B.C.E. though the modern day.
This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300
cross-referenced entries on witch hunts, witchcraft trials, and
related practices around the world. This book is an excellent
access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know
more about the history of witchcraft.
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