Author : J. Barry
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230361382
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 by : J. Barry
Download or read book Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 written by J. Barry and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.