In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive. It is a fascinating history of the need to imagine antihuman conspiracies and an investigation of how those fantasies made the great European witch-hunt possible.
In addition, Professor Cohn's discovery that some influential sources on witch trials were forgeries has revolutionized the field of witchcraft studies, making this one of the most essential books ever written on the subject.
| ISBN: | 9780712657570 |
| Publication date: | 7th October 1993 |
| Author: | Norman Cohn |
| Publisher: | Pimlico an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 274 pages |
| Genres: |
European history Witchcraft History of religion |
In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive.
Europe's Inner Demons features in the following genres: European history, Witchcraft, History of religion
Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
Europe's Inner Demons was written by Norman Cohn and published by Pimlico an imprint of Random House
Europe's Inner Demons has 274 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.