Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic – serie
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Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia
Old Norse-Icelandic Traditions in Broader Scandinavian Contexts
Häftad, 2026
742 kr
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Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia explores how people in medieval Scandinavia understood and attempted to influence the weather through magic. Covering the period from c. 800 to 1555 ᴀᴅ, the book reveals how storms, winds, and divine tempests shaped not only medieval imagination but also law, …
Construction of Witchcraft in Early Modern Denmark, 1536-1617
Häftad, 2025
646 kr
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This book examines how the experience of witchcraft developed and evolved from the Lutheran Reformation of Denmark in 1536 to the celebration of the Lutheran centennial of 1617.As well as exploring witchcraft, this volume is a portrait of Denmark and how religion and politics in the 16th and 17th …
Anatomy of Witchcraft
Between Cognitive Sciences and History
Av Oscar Di Simplicio, Martina Di Simplicio
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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Much has been written on witchcraft by historians, theologians, philosophers, and anthropologists, but nothing by scientists. This book aims to reappraise witchcraft by applying to it the advances in cognitive sciences.The book is divided into four parts. Part I ("Deep History") deals with human …
Folklore, Magic, and Witchcraft
Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century
Häftad, 2021
631 kr
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This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore, magic, and witchcraft. The chapters traverse a broad spectrum both chronologically and thematically; yet together, their shared focus on cultural exchange …
Agents of the Invisible World
Children and Witchcraft in England and New England, 1589–1692
Häftad, 2026
617 kr
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Agents of the Invisible World explores an underappreciated aspect of the well-researched early modern witchcraft trials: children. In particular, this work analyses the various roles children played in English and New English witchcraft trials between 1589 and 1692, seeking to understand not only …
Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe
Av Julian Goodare, Rita Voltmer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Demonology – the intellectual study of demons and their powers – contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions? Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists’ concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level, …
Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe
Av Julian Goodare, Rita Voltmer m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
646 kr
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Demonology – the intellectual study of demons and their powers – contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions? Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists’ concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level, …
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment
Häftad, 2022
631 kr
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment argues for the centrality of magical practices and ideas throughout the long eighteenth century.Although the hunt for witches in Europe declined precipitously after 1650, and the intellectual justification for natural magic came under fire by 1700, …
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment
Inbunden, 2022
2126 kr
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment argues for the centrality of magical practices and ideas throughout the long eighteenth century.Although the hunt for witches in Europe declined precipitously after 1650, and the intellectual justification for natural magic came under fire by 1700, …
English Demonologies
The Devil and Witchcraft in Elizabethan and Stuart Thought
Häftad, 2026
646 kr
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English Demonologies presents the first comprehensive study of theoretical writings on witchcraft in England during the early modern period. It is also the first work to integrate the much wider understanding of the Devil – "demonology" – with the more specific, complex and troubled attempts by …
English Demonologies
The Devil and Witchcraft in Elizabethan and Stuart Thought
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
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English Demonologies presents the first comprehensive study of theoretical writings on witchcraft in England during the early modern period. It is also the first work to integrate the much wider understanding of the Devil – "demonology" – with the more specific, complex and troubled attempts by …
Folklore, Magic, and Witchcraft
Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore, magic, and witchcraft. The chapters traverse a broad spectrum both chronologically and thematically; yet together, their shared focus on cultural exchange …
Construction of Witchcraft in Early Modern Denmark, 1536-1617
Inbunden, 2025
2504 kr
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This book examines how the experience of witchcraft developed and evolved from the Lutheran Reformation of Denmark in 1536 to the celebration of the Lutheran centennial of 1617.As well as exploring witchcraft, this volume is a portrait of Denmark and how religion and politics in the 16th and 17th …
Voices of Women in Witchcraft Trials
Northern Europe
Inbunden, 2022
2512 kr
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Women come to the fore in witchcraft trials as accused persons or as witnesses, and this book is a study of women’s voices in these trials in eight countries around the North Sea: Spanish Netherlands, Northern Germany, Denmark, Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. From each country, …
Voices of Women in Witchcraft Trials
Northern Europe
Häftad, 2022
759 kr
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Women come to the fore in witchcraft trials as accused persons or as witnesses, and this book is a study of women’s voices in these trials in eight countries around the North Sea: Spanish Netherlands, Northern Germany, Denmark, Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. From each country, …
Science and Specters at Salem
Av Matt Goldish
Inbunden, 2024
2504 kr
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Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers. Science and Specters at Salem turns instead to the intellectual background of the judges to understand why they accepted controversial types of evidence.The role of judges in a witch trial …
Science and Specters at Salem
Av Matt Goldish
Häftad, 2024
646 kr
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Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers. Science and Specters at Salem turns instead to the intellectual background of the judges to understand why they accepted controversial types of evidence.The role of judges in a witch trial …
Anatomy of Witchcraft
Between Cognitive Sciences and History
Av Oscar Di Simplicio, Martina Di Simplicio
Inbunden, 2023
2504 kr
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Much has been written on witchcraft by historians, theologians, philosophers, and anthropologists, but nothing by scientists. This book aims to reappraise witchcraft by applying to it the advances in cognitive sciences.The book is divided into four parts. Part I ("Deep History") deals with human …
Prophets and Witches
Witchcraft, Gender and Politics in Revolutionary England
Av Debra Parish
Inbunden, 2025
2504 kr
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Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.The religious fervour and End of Days enthusiasm precipitated by the Civil War opened the door for unprecedented numbers of …
Prophets and Witches
Witchcraft, Gender and Politics in Revolutionary England
Av Debra Parish
Häftad, 2025
646 kr
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Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.The religious fervour and End of Days enthusiasm precipitated by the Civil War opened the door for unprecedented numbers of …
Science of Demons
Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
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Witches, ghosts, fairies. Late medieval and early modern Europe was seemingly filled with these and other threatening and disturbing figures. For many contemporary authors, the devil appeared to lurk behind them all. Were his powers real or mere trickery? What limits did God place on them? Could …
Science of Demons
Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil
Häftad, 2026
646 kr
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Witches, ghosts, fairies. Late medieval and early modern Europe was seemingly filled with these and other threatening and disturbing figures. For many contemporary authors, the devil appeared to lurk behind them all. Were his powers real or mere trickery? What limits did God place on them? Could …
Agents of the Invisible World
Children and Witchcraft in England and New England, 1589–1692
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Agents of the Invisible World explores an underappreciated aspect of the well-researched early modern witchcraft trials: children. In particular, this work analyses the various roles children played in English and New English witchcraft trials between 1589 and 1692, seeking to understand not only …
Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia
Old Norse-Icelandic Traditions in Broader Scandinavian Contexts
Inbunden, 2026
2879 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia explores how people in medieval Scandinavia understood and attempted to influence the weather through magic. Covering the period from c. 800 to 1555 ᴀᴅ, the book reveals how storms, winds, and divine tempests shaped not only medieval imagination but also law, …
Feeling with Demons
An Emotional History of Witchcraft in the English Atlantic c. 1560–1730
Häftad, 2026
646 kr
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Feeling with Demons offers a renewed approach to early modern witchcraft through the lens of the history of emotions. It examines the intellectual, judicial, and emotional frameworks that shaped witch-hunting in Old and New England, as well as the personal and communal tensions that fuelled …
Feeling with Demons
An Emotional History of Witchcraft in the English Atlantic c. 1560–1730
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
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Feeling with Demons offers a renewed approach to early modern witchcraft through the lens of the history of emotions. It examines the intellectual, judicial, and emotional frameworks that shaped witch-hunting in Old and New England, as well as the personal and communal tensions that fuelled …
