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- 2013474152 abstract "The essays in this handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical crime and prosecuting tens of thousands of women and men for this offence. The trials resulted in as many as fifty thousand executions. These essays study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.".
- 2013474152 alternative "Witchcraft in early modern Europe and colonial America".
- 2013474152 contributor B12824461.
- 2013474152 date "2013".
- 2013474152 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2013474152 description "The essays in this handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical crime and prosecuting tens of thousands of women and men for this offence. The trials resulted in as many as fifty thousand executions. These essays study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.".
- 2013474152 description "Witch beliefs -- Witchcraft prosecutions -- Themes of witchcraft research.".
- 2013474152 extent "xiv, 630 pages ;".
- 2013474152 identifier "0199578168".
- 2013474152 identifier "9780199578160".
- 2013474152 identifier oxfordhb-9780199578160..
- 2013474152 isPartOf "Oxford handbooks.".
- 2013474152 isPartOf "[Oxford handbooks]".
- 2013474152 issued "2013".
- 2013474152 language "eng".
- 2013474152 subject "133.430903 23".
- 2013474152 subject "BF1571 .O94 2013".
- 2013474152 subject "Trials (Witchcraft) History.".
- 2013474152 subject "Witch hunting History.".
- 2013474152 subject "Witchcraft History.".
- 2013474152 tableOfContents "Witch beliefs -- Witchcraft prosecutions -- Themes of witchcraft research.".
- 2013474152 title "The Oxford handbook of witchcraft in early modern Europe and colonial America / edited by Brian P. Levack.".
- 2013474152 title "Witchcraft in early modern Europe and colonial America".
- 2013474152 type "text".