Witchcraft, magic and culture 1736–1951
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
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This classic study remains the definitive account of witchcraft and magic in the centuries following the witch trials.The Witchcraft Act of 1736 brought an end to witch trials in Britain. But just because the law had changed didn’t mean people had stopped believing. Fear of witches and faith in magic persisted, and people suspected of witchcraft continued to appear in court until the early twentieth century, though by then it was their persecutors who were being put on trial.In this book, Owen Davies traces the history of witches and magic in Britain from 1736 to 1951, when the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books. He reveals the grip that the supernatural continued to exert on the people of England and Wales in a period when the forces of progress were thought to have vanquished such beliefs.Exploring how the population coped with the threat of witches once there was no longer any legal redress, and how accusations of witchcraft took shape during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Davies provides a fascinating glimpse into a lingering world of supernatural belief.
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- Utgivningsdatum2025-10-07
- Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
- Vikt495 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor352
- FörlagManchester University Press
- ISBN9781526192660
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