The last witches of England : a tragedy of sorcery and superstition

The last witches of England a tragedy of sorcery and superstition

"On the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Callow, John, Ph. D., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic 2023
Edición:This paperback edition firs published in 2023
Materias:
Lloyd, Temperance, > -1682 > Procesos
Trembles, Mary, > -1682 > Procesos
Edwards, Susanna, > -1682 > Procesos
Procesos por brujería > Inglaterra > S.XVII.
Bideford (Inglaterra) > Historia > S.XVII.
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991011452933408016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fortune my foe
  • England's golden bay
  • An underground religion
  • The stolen apple
  • Blood and curses
  • A fine gentleman dressed all in black
  • The discourse of the sleepy chimney
  • The politics of death
  • Disenchantment
  • At the house of the white witch
  • Coda: where are the witches?

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