Title: Witchcraft continued
Description: "Witchcraft continued provides a collection of essays on the nature and understanding of witchcraft and magic in European society over the last two centuries. It innovatively brings together the interests of historians with the fieldwork of anthropologists and sociologists on the continued relevance of witch beliefs." "The book covers England, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Finland, Transylvania and Northern Ireland. It examines the experience of and attitudes towards witchcraft, demonstrating the widespread fear of witches amongst the masses during the nineteenth century, and the more restricted relevance of witchcraft in the twentieth century, along with the rise of the folklore movement."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Witchcraft, History, Occult studies, Witchcraft, europe, Hekserij, Magie, Volksgeloof
Places: Europe
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century