The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition, and Everyday Life

Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.

Author: E. Bever
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 627
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781349546640

About the Author
EDWARD BEVER received his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University in 1983, USA. He was a software developer specializing in historical simulations before taking his present position as Professor of History at SUNY Old Westbury in 1997. He has published a book on African history and a number of articles on witchcraft and magic in Early Modern Europe.