Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

by Marion Gibson

Book Overview

A "thought-provoking and timely" (The Times) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history.

This "inventive and compelling" (Times Literary Supplement) work of social history travels through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous--like the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668002434
• ISBN13: 9781668002438
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"