Description: Witchcraft by Marion Gibson A lively and immersive global history of witchcraft which shows its evolution from the Middle Ages to the present day and shines a light on the stories of the victims, told in thirteen trials. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description These stories of witchcraft, true and vividly told, demonstrate the potent reality of belief in evil and how in any era or place fear can be weaponised and marginal people, mostly women, labelled as wicked and dangerous. Together they comprise not just a history of witchcraft but a cautionary taleMalcolm Gaskill, author of The Ruin of All Witches Thought-provoking and timely... SearingJessie Childs, The Times In Witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson uses thirteen significant trials to tell the global history of witchcraft and witch-hunts. As well as exploring the origins of witch-hunts through some of the most famous trials from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, it takes us in new and surprising directions.Three women were prosecuted under a version of the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 2018. Professor Gibson also tells the stories of the witches – mostly women like Helena Scheuberin, Anny Sampson and Joan Wright, whose stories have too often been overshadowed by those of the powerful men, such as King James I and Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, who hounded them. Once a tool invented by demonologists to hurt and silence their enemies, witch trials have been twisted and transformed over the course of history and the lines between witch and witch-hunter blurred. For the fortunate, a witch-hunt is just a metaphor, but, as this book makes clear, witches are truly still on trial. Author Biography Marion Gibson is Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of seven academic books on witches in history and literature: Reading Witchcraft; Possession, Puritanism, and Print; Witchcraft Myths in American Culture; Imagining the Pagan Past; Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft; Witchcraft: The Basics and, with Jo Esra, Shakespeares Demonology. Marion has also edited five books for publishers such as Routledge and Ashgate, published around twenty chapters and articles, and she is General Editor of the series Elements in Magic for Cambridge University Press. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials is her most recent work. Review These stories of witchcraft, true and vividly told, demonstrate the potent reality of belief in evil and how in any era or place fear can be weaponised and marginal people, mostly women, labelled as wicked and dangerous. Together they comprise not just a history of witchcraft but a cautionary tale of the uncomfortably human habits of paranoia and persecution -- Malcolm Gaskill, author of The Ruin of All WitchesIt is wonderful to come across a book that breathes such fresh life and energy into a well-worked subject, covering a huge range of time and space with a unified, passionate and convincing message. Any expert is going to learn something new from it, any newcomer to be enthralled and motivated -- Ronald Hutton, author of The WitchThought-provoking and timely... Searing -- Jessie Childs * The Times *A vital and vivid study on the history of witch trials. Fantastic -- Anya Bergman, author of The Witches of VardoThirteen witch trials are brought vividly to life in Gibsons wide-ranging book * Daily Mail *Inventive and compelling... A work of restitution and historical reparation, an attempt to give voice to those who have been silenced over the centuries -- Laura Kounine * Times Literary Supplement *The trials of the accused people in Witchcraft return to us, in detail, lives about which we might otherwise know nothing * New Yorker * Details ISBN1398508535 Author Marion Gibson Year 2024 ISBN-10 1398508535 ISBN-13 9781398508538 Format Paperback Pages 320 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd Subtitle A History in Thirteen Trials Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781398508507 DEWEY 133.4309 Illustrations 2 x 8pp colour plates sections Audience General Language English AU Release Date 2024-12-17 Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd Publication Date 2024-08-01 UK Release Date 2024-08-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160742722;
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