Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History

by Wolfgang Behringer

Book Overview

In this major new book, Wolfgang Behringer surveys the phenomenon of witchcraft past and present. Drawing on the latest historical and anthropological findings, Behringer sheds new light on the history of European witchcraft, while demonstrating that witch-hunts are not simply part of the European past. Although witch-hunts have long since been outlawed in Europe, other societies have struggled with the idea that witchcraft does not exist. As Behringer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745627188
• ISBN13: 9780745627182
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"