num_pages: 312
description: This famous book focuses on the great age of witch-hunting in Europe (and colonial America) between 1450 and 1750. It examines why the witch-trials took place; how many trials and victims there were, and where; why their incidence was so uneven in Europe; who accused whom; and why witch-hunting eventually petered out. In the process it illuminates the social, economic and political history of early modern Europe, and in particular the position of women within it. For this Second Edition, Brian Levack has revised his text to take account of scholarship since 1987. The notes and references have been greatly expanded, and the entire text reset.
language: English
title: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
titlecomplete: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
genres: Witches, Witchcraft, History, Religion, European History, Historical, Academic, Folklore, Nonfiction, School
ratings_count: 644
publisher: Pearson