1st Edition

English Witchcraft, 1560-1736, vol 4

By James Sharpe, Richard Golden Copyright 2003
576 Pages
by Routledge

576 Pages
by Routledge

This chronological collection charts the change in attitudes to witchcraft during the period 1560-1736, which culminates in the educated debate on the reality of witchcraft and the gradual decline in belief in witches and associated phenomena.

Introduction, Select Bibliography of Secondary Sources, John Wagstaffe, The Question of Witchcraft Debated (London, 1669), John Webster, the Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft (London, 1677), Explanatory Notes

Biography

James Sharpe, Richard Golden