Witches and Neighbours: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft

Witches and NeighboursThe Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft\nAuthor(s): Robin Briggs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631233251, 978-0631233251\nSynopsis\nWitches and Neighbours is a highly original and unconventional analysis of a fascinating historical phenomenon. Unlike other studies of the subject which focus on the mechanisms of persecution, this book presents a rich picture of witchcraft as an all-pervasive aspect of life in early modern Europe.\n This book is not available from Blackwell in the United States and the Philippines.\n\nA fascinating and accessible account of the central role of witchcraft in early modern Europe.\nA standard work on the subject of witchcraft now available in a revised edition with an updated bibliography.\nPresents an unconventional interpretation of the role and influence of witchcraft\nArgues that witchcraft was as complex and changing as the society of .