The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America
- ISBN-10
- 0199578168
- ISBN-13
- 9780199578160
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 630
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-28
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Brian P. Levack
Description
A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.
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