Classical Culture and Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book explores the relationships between ancient witchcraft and its modern incarnation, and by doing so fills an important gap in the historiography. It is often noted that stories of witchcraft circulated in Greek and Latin classical texts, and that treatises dealing with witch-beliefs referenced them. Still, the role of humanistic culture and classical revival in the developing of the witch-hunts has not yet been fully researched. Marina Montesano examines Greek and Latin literature, revealing how particular features of ancient striges were carried into the Late Middle Ages, through the Renaissance and into the fifteenth century, when early Italian trials recall the myth of the strix common in ancient Latin sources and in popular memory. The final chapter also serves as a conclusion, to show how in Renaissance Italy and beyond, classical accounts of witchcraft ceased to be just stories, as they had formerly been, and were instead used to attest to the reality of witches' powers.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Marina Montesano
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-92077-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft
LSN:	3-319-92077-4
Barcode:	9783319920771

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