This important collection brings together both established figures and new researchers to offer fresh perspectives on the ever-controversial subject of the hist

The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regard

Between 1450 and 1750 thousands of people – most of them women – were accused, prosecuted and executed for the crime of witchcraft. The witch-hunt was not a

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is the first ever full book on the subject of male

Based on extensive archival research, this study of European witchcraft and sorcery takes into account major new developments in the historiography of witchcraf