This is the first book to consider the general course and
significance of the European witch craze of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries since H.R. Trevor-Roper's classic and
pioneering study appeared some fifteen years ago. Drawing upon the
advances in historical and social-science scholarship of the past
decade and a half, Joseph Klaits integrates the recent
appreciations of witchcraft in regional studies, the history of
popular culture, anthropology, sociology, and psychology to better
illuminate the place of witch hunting in the context of social,
political, economic and religious change.
"In all, Klaits has done a good job. Avoiding the scandalous and
sensational, he has maintained throughout, with sensitivity and
economy, an awareness of the uniqueness of the theories and
persecutions that have fascinated scholars now for two decades and
are unlikely to lose their appeal in the foreseeable future."
American Historical Review
"This is a commendable synthesis whose time has come....
fascinating... " The Sixteenth Century Journal
..". comprehensive and clearly written... An excellent book... "
Choice
"Impeccable research and interpretation stand behind this
scholarly but not stultifying account... " Booklist
"A good, solid, general treatment... " Erik Midelfort
"Servants of Satan is a well written, easy to read book, and the
bibliography is a good source of secondary materials for further
reading." Journal of American Folklore"
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