Magic and superstition in Europe : a concise history from antiquity to the present / Michael D. Bailey.
Uniform Title: | Critical issues in history.
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Pub.,
[2007], ©2007.
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Series: | Critical issues in history.
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Physical Description: | x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Roots in the ancient world
- The rise of Christianity and early medieval Europe to the year 1000
- Varieties of magic in the High and Late Middle Ages, 1000-1500
- The medieval condemnation of magic, 1000-1500
- Witchcraft and witch-hunting in the early modern period, 1500-1800
- From Renaissance to Enlightenment, 1450-1800
- Magic in the modern West, from 1800.