A Razor for a Goat: Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism - Couverture souple

Rose, Elliot

 
9780802085245: A Razor for a Goat: Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism
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ISBN 10 : 0802085245 ISBN 13 : 9780802085245
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2003

Synopsis

First published in 1962, this study of witchcraft questions whether witchcraft was a form of pagan survival or a depraved Christian (or anti-Christian) heresy. Elliot Rose surveyed witch-scares, fairy folklore, "ritual" deaths, the "Canon Episcopi", and goliards for evidence for witchcraft, and to make some suggestions about the reality behind the popular beliefs on witchcraft societies and Sabbats. One of the first studies to debunk the theory that witchcraft had been an organized pre-Christian religion, the work is still listed on the bibliographies for many anthropology, religion and history courses. This reprint has a new ten-page foreword by Richard Kieckhefer that gives a historiographical examination of the importance of this text, and situates it within the discipline today.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802085245
ISBN 13 
9780802085245
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780802067685: Razor for a Goat: A Discussion of Certain Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0802067689 ISBN 13 :  9780802067685
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2003
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