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Witchcraft and its transformations, c.1650-c.1750 [electronic resource] / Ian Bostridge.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1997Description: 1 online resource (274 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191677205 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Witchcraft -- England -- History -- 17th century
| Witchcraft -- England -- History -- 18th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198206538DDC classification: 133.43094209032 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Bostridge examines the significance of witchcraft in English public life, asserting that it remained a serious topic of debate well into the 18th century and that its descent in polite ridicule had as much to do with politics as the birth of reason.
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Bostridge examines the significance of witchcraft in English public life, asserting that it remained a serious topic of debate well into the 18th century and that its descent in polite ridicule had as much to do with politics as the birth of reason.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.