Witchcraft: The Basics (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

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 emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft.

Key topics discussed within the book include:　

The role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft

The laws and treatises written against witchcraft

The representation of witchcraft in early modern literature

The representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film

Scholarly approaches to witchcraft through time

The relationship between witchcraft and paganism

With an extensive further reading list, summaries and questions to consider at the end of each chapter, Witchcraft: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this controversial issue in human culture, which is still very much alive today.　

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One The early modern context: a case study of early modern Britain

Chapter Two The seventeenth and early eighteenth century context: America as the major case study

Chapter Three Witchcraft in early modern literature: "the witchcraft renaissance"

Chapter Four Witchcraft Studies

Chapter Five Witchcraft Today: Religious Redefinitions

Chapter Six Reinventing the good witch

Further Study Reading List

Index

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General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Basics
Release date:	June 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Marion Gibson
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-77997-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-77997-0
Barcode:	9781138779976

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