Summary
Ronald Hutton: Witches: a history of fear
In this masterful book, the well-known English expert on ancient, medieval and modern paganism Ronald Hutton gives us an insight into the history of belief in... witches.
The presence of the witch follows from its appearance in ancient times all the way to early modern society, combining different scientific approaches while questioning the attitudes of society.
Reading this endlessly fascinating book, Hutton with his with an anthropological and ethnographic approach, it brings the reader closer to a series of superstitions, fears and even hysteria on a wider scale, which were or still are present among people in some parts of the world, all because of the widespread belief in witchcraft.
This highly eloquent and historically based book will attract anyone interested in a world in which fear and superstition reign, and in which the main word is led by... the witch.
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