Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, 4 Volumes: Ancient Greece and Rome (Volume 2); The Middle Ages (Volume 3); The Period of the Witch Trials (Volume 4); and The Eighteenth and Twentieth Century (Volume 5)

  • Hardcover
  • Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press; The Athlone Press, 2002
By Ankarloo, Bengt; Clark, Stuart
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press; The Athlone Press, 2002. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. First American Edition. Hardcover. This set contains 4 out of a total of 6 volumes of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, including the following volumes: Ancient Greece and Rome (Volume 2); The Middle Ages (Volume 3); The Period of the Witch Trials (Volume 4); and The Eighteenth and Twentieth Century (Volume 5). Each volume is a first American edition, except for Volume 5, which is a true first edition from the UK. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xvi, 395pp; xiv, 280pp; xiv, 193pp; xii, 340pp. Bound in blue textured paper over boards, with spines lettered in gilt. Mild wear to bindings, with gentle bumping to extremities and dust soiling to cloth. Bindings are firm, sound, and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very presentable, if incomplete, first edition set of 4 out of 6 volumes in Witchcraft and Magic in Europe.

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ABOUT THIS SET:
The roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ancient Near Eastern cultures and in the Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic traditions of the continent. For two millennia, European folklore and ritual have been imbued with the belief in the supernatural, yielding a rich trove of histories and images.

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe combines the traditional approaches of political, legal, and social historians with a critical synthesis of cultural anthropology, historical psychology, and gender studies. The series, complete in six volumes, provides a modern, scholarly survey of the supernatural beliefs of Europeans from ancient times to the present day. Each volume of this ambitious six-volume series contains the work of distinguished scholars chosen for their expertise in a particular era or region. (Publisher).

Details

Title

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, 4 Volumes: Ancient Greece and Rome (Volume 2); The Middle Ages (Volume 3); The Period of the Witch Trials (Volume 4); and The Eighteenth and Twentieth Century (Volume 5)

Author

Ankarloo, Bengt; Clark, Stuart

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press; The Athlone Press: Philadelphia

Date

2002

Edition

First American Edition


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