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Witchcraft And Magic In Europe,Vol.5: The Eighteenth & Ninteenthcenturies

Author: Ankarloo, Bengt

New Yorker, November 1, 1999
Although the three volumes of the series so far published are intended mainly for scholars, there is much in them to interest the common reader.

Library Journal, November 1, 1999
This series provides a scholarly survey of European beliefs in the supernatural. The first volume looks at the practices resulting in a belief in sorcery and witchcraft in Greek and Roman times. The second volume covers the witch trials of the 18th and 19th centuries. The third volume [Twentieth Century] discusses modern witchcraft. These volumes provide an exceptional historical and social analysis of a subject of enduring interest. All three are highly recommended.

From the Publisher
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, a new six-volume series on the history of witchcraft and magic in Europe from antiquity to the present day combine traditional approaches of political, legal, and social historians with critical syntheses of cultural anthropology, historical psychology, and gender studies. The series provides a modern, scholarly survey of the supernatural beliefs of Europeans from ancient times to the present day. Each volume contains the work of distinguished scholars chosen for their expertise in a particular era or region.

From The Publisher
The eighteenth century saw the end of witch trials everywhere. The authors chart the process of and reasons for the decriminalization of witchcraft, but also challenge the widespread assumption that Europe then became "disenchanted." Here for the first rime are surveys of the social role of witchcraft in European communities, as well as a full treatment of Victorian supernaturalism and of the continued importance of witchcraft and magic as topics of debate among intellectuals and other writers.

Reviews
From Library Journal 
This series provides a scholarly survey of European belief in the supernatural. Using broad definitions of witchcraft and the supernatural, it provides a framework for inquiring into the supernatural in Europe from ancient to modern times. Each volume is divided into sections, each of which was written by a prominent scholar in that field. The first volume looks at the practices resulting in a belief in sorcery and witchcraft in Greek and Roman times. Part 1 covers curses, spells, and voodoo dolls in ancient Greek and Rome; Part 2 offers a literary review of witches and sorcerers in classical literature; Part 3 analyzes the role of magic in the classical world; and Part 4 covers belief in demons in the classical world, early Christianity, and Judaism. The second volume covers the witch trials of the 18th and 19th century. Part 1 analyzes the general reasons for their decline; Part 2 discusses beliefs in witchcraft after the trials; and Part 3 discusses the trials' origins in Enlightenment, Romantic, and Liberal thought. The third volume discusses modern witchcraft. Part 1 describes the rise of modern pagan witchcraft; Part 2 looks at modern Satanism (thoroughly dispelling the myth of ritual abuse); and Part 3 analyzes more traditional practices of witchcraft in the 20th century including bewitchments and cursings, and looks into the future of such practices. These volumes provide an exceptional historical and social analysis of subject of enduring interest. All three are highly recommended for academic libraries.--Gail Wood, SUNY at Cortland Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
 

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