The Witch in History: Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations

by Diane Purkiss

Book Overview

'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.' - The Observer

'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415087627
• ISBN13: 9780415087629
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"