Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages (The Middle Ages Series)
"…challenges established views in research in the field […] With this book, we have in other words gained a more complete and holistic understanding of the witchcraft phenomenon…" --Rune Blix Hagen, Historisk tidsskrift"…a solid, impressively interdisciplinary contribution to our understanding…" --Edward Bever, Journal of Interdisciplinary History"…this well-written book will be of great interest […] an excellent study of 'religious' change"--Nicolas Meylan, The Journal of Religion"The most impressive aspect of Mitchell's excellent study is his deft use of the full array of sources available for medieval Scandinavian magic" --Michael D. Bailey, The American Historical Review"[a] thorough and subtle analysis […] of great value not only to scholars of Scandinavia but to anyone interested in the complex history of European witch-beliefs."--Jacqueline Simpson, Folklore"…provides an excellent overview of research and at the same time shows in a convincing manner how popular conceptions of witches and sorcerers changed in the North during the Middle Ages." --Lars Lönnroth, Svenska Dagbladet"a comprehensive and enlightening survey of beliefs and narratives concerning supernatural aggression in medieval Scandinavia…" --Thomas DuBois, The Journal of English and Germanic Philology