Description
Taking a historical point of view from the ancient world to latest paganism, Gaskill reveals how witchcraft has meant different things to different people and that in each age it has raised questions about the distinction between fantasy and reality, faith and proof.
Telling stories, delving into court records, and challenging myths, Gaskill examines the witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explores the reinvention of witchcraft – as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor.
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