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Witchcraft in Europe and America
Title
Witchcraft in Europe and America.
Published
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (263,207 images)
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Notes
Reproduction of the originals from Cornell University Library, the University of Pennsylvania Library, and other institutions.
Date range of documents: 1500-1930.
The majority of the texts are in Latin, English and German, with some selected items in French, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch and Spanish.
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Summary
The earliest texts in this comprehensive collection on witchcraft date from the 15th century and the latest are from the early 20th century. The majority of the material concerns the 16th to 18th centuries, the so-called "classic period." In addition to these classic texts, the collection includes anti-persecution writings, works by penologists, legal and church documents, exposés of persecutions, and philosophical writings and transcripts of trials and exorcisms.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English; Latin; German
Added to Catalog
March 08, 2013
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