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LA SORCIèRE IBD

PANTIANOS CLASSICS
01 / 1883
9781789870893
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Sinopsis

La Sorcière, Jules Michelet&rsquo,s celebrated history of witches and witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, is presented here in English.Originally published by Jules Michelet under the title &lsquo,Satanism and Witchcraft&rsquo,, this text seeks to explain the origins and practices of witchcraft, and how the intermittent crises regarding witches would emerge in Europe over the centuries. Demonstrating how witchcraft grew from a mixture of pagan beliefs and strands of Biblical lore, Michelet creates a compelling narration, casting the practices as a response to Christianity which was near-ubiquitous in pre- and post-Renaissance Europe.Although Michelet&rsquo,s reputation as a historian of the French nation and the Revolutionary period renders this one of his lesser-known books, his study remains valuable for its thorough, readable nature. Well-sourced owing to the author&rsquo,s voracity and resources, La Sorcière does not flinch from accounting the unusual traditions and ceremonies of witchery. He also examines and discusses earlier texts, such as the &lsquo,Hammer for Witches&rsquo,, in a cogent and compelling manner.In all, we find in this work a comprehensive look at the witchcraft tradition, through the eyes of a historian whose fascination for Europe&rsquo,s social development is clear. Lionel J. Trotter, a well-regarded translator in the 19th century, does the original text the fullest justice.

PVP
12,31