Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4: The Period of the Witch Trials
- ISBN-10
- 081221787X
- ISBN-13
- 9780812217872
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 193
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-12-23
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Authors
- Stuart Clark, Bengt Ankarloo, E. William Monter
Description
A compact survey of the European witch craze of the early modern period—a craze that later spilled over to America.
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