The World of the Witches (Phoenix Press)
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About this book
The rise and decline of witchcraft around the world as seen through the perceptive eyes of an anthropologist and historian well-acquainted with traditional Basque and Spanish folklore--which inspired this fascinating macabre and chilling book. Beginning with an analysis of the basic mentality of those who have believed in or practiced the magic arts and covering witchcrafts startling rise throughout Europe in the Middle Ages it launches into an absorbing and original study that upsets many of the popular notions about the nature and history of the subject. Includes much enthralling material from art literature and ecclesiastical and legal documents as well as discerning psychological studies of witches and their accusers.
