The History of Witchcraft

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As well as investigating some of the most famous trials from the middle ages to the 18th century, it takes us in new and surprising directions. Sei, pela fala de estudantes do assunto, que o livro generaliza bastante a bruxaria na Europa, mas pra leigos é bem interessante.

According to those who are bewitched, the culprit is someone in the neighbourhood: the witch, who can cast a spell with a word, a touch or a look, and whose 'power' comes from a book of spells inherited from an ancestor.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.

He also hoped to dispel the common belief in magic tricks performed on stage before gasping audiences.

However, we often hear ‘witch-hunt’ in today’s media, and the misogyny that shaped witch trials is all too familiar. Muita informação incorreta e simplista, mostrando muito o ponto de vista dele e de até julgar o que é “certo e o que é errado”.