num_pages: 308
description: 'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.' - The Observer'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement
language: English
title: The Witch in History
titlecomplete: The Witch in History
genres: Feminism, History, Literary Criticism, Witchcraft, Witches, Folklore, Nonfiction, Academic, Womens
ratings_count: 108
publisher: Routledge