The Resource The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present, Ronald Hutton
The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present, Ronald Hutton
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- Summary
- "The witch came to prominence--and often a painful death--in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgements
- Author's note
- Introduction. Part 1 Deep perspectives : The global context
- The ancient context
- The shamanic context. Part 2 Continental perspectives : Ceremonial magic: the Egyptian legacy?
- The hosts of the night
- What the Middle Ages made of the witch
- The early modern patchwork. Part 3 British perspectives : Witches and fairies
- Witches and Celticity
- Witches and animals. Conclusion
- Appendix
- Notes
- Illustration credits
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780300229042
- Label
- The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present
- Title
- The witch
- Title remainder
- a history of fear, from ancient times to the present
- Statement of responsibility
- Ronald Hutton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The witch came to prominence--and often a painful death--in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- YUS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hutton, Ronald
- Dewey number
- 133.4/309
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF1566
- LC item number
- .H88 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Witchcraft
- Witch hunting
- Witches
- Witch hunting
- Witchcraft
- Witches
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
- HISTORY / Europe / General
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- Label
- The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present, Ronald Hutton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- Author's note -- Introduction. Part 1 Deep perspectives : The global context -- The ancient context -- The shamanic context. Part 2 Continental perspectives : Ceremonial magic: the Egyptian legacy? -- The hosts of the night -- What the Middle Ages made of the witch -- The early modern patchwork. Part 3 British perspectives : Witches and fairies -- Witches and Celticity -- Witches and animals. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index
- Control code
- ocn984511945
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300229042
- Lccn
- 2017001239
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 13500796
- System control number
- (OCoLC)984511945
- Label
- The witch : a history of fear, from ancient times to the present, Ronald Hutton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- Author's note -- Introduction. Part 1 Deep perspectives : The global context -- The ancient context -- The shamanic context. Part 2 Continental perspectives : Ceremonial magic: the Egyptian legacy? -- The hosts of the night -- What the Middle Ages made of the witch -- The early modern patchwork. Part 3 British perspectives : Witches and fairies -- Witches and Celticity -- Witches and animals. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index
- Control code
- ocn984511945
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300229042
- Lccn
- 2017001239
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 13500796
- System control number
- (OCoLC)984511945
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