The realities of witchcraft and popular magic in early modern Europe: culture, cognition, and everyday life

The varieties of maleficium -- Maleficium and society -- The devil in the Duchy of Wurttemberg -- Witch dances and witch salves -- Sorcery, satanism, and shamanism -- Divination and prophesy -- Beneficent manipulative magic -- Magic and society

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Main Author: Bever, Edward Watts Morton (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:Review: The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition, and Everyday Life, by Edward Bever (2011) (Clifton, Chas S.)
Edition:Transferred to digital printing
Series/Journal:Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Belief in witches / Magic / Culture / History 1500-1800
Further subjects:B Magic History Europe
B Witchcraft History Europe
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Summary:The varieties of maleficium -- Maleficium and society -- The devil in the Duchy of Wurttemberg -- Witch dances and witch salves -- Sorcery, satanism, and shamanism -- Divination and prophesy -- Beneficent manipulative magic -- Magic and society
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - 1. publ. 2008
ISBN:1403997810