Overview
- Provides a methodological and conceptual agenda for the study of cultures of witchcraft in Europe since the Middle Ages
- Applies themes and approaches pioneered by Willem de Blécourt to cases from the thirteenth century to modern day
- Offers contributions from a range of historians, anthropologists, literary scholars and folklorists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic (PHSWM)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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About this book
The chapter 'News from the Invisible World: The Publishing History of Tales of the Supernatural c.1660-1832' is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Owen Davies is Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Together with Jonathan Barry and Willem de Blécourt, he edits the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic series.
Cornelie Usborne is Professor Emerita of History at Roehampton University, UK, and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. She has shared her life with Willem de Blécourt, and thus with witchcraft studies, for many years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cultures of Witchcraft in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
Editors: Jonathan Barry, Owen Davies, Cornelie Usborne
Series Title: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63784-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63783-9Published: 23 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87634-4Published: 24 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63784-6Published: 09 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2731-5630
Series E-ISSN: 2731-5649
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 283
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Medieval Europe, History of Early Modern Europe, History of Modern Europe, Cultural History, Social History