The Witchcraft Sourcebook

A collection of documents that illustrates the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the eighteenth century. Including trial records, demonological treatises and sermons, literary texts, narratives of demonic possession, and artistic depiction of witches, the documents reveal how contemporaries from various periods have perceived alleged witches and their activities. This second edition includes a section on the witch trials in England, Scotland and New England, revised and updated introductions to the sources to include the latest scholarship and a short bibliography at the end of each introduction.

• | Author: Brian P. Levack
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 408 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138774979
• | ISBN-13: 9781138774971