Beschreibung:
Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft traces witchcraft from the 16th century through to today, exploring material across 'Witchcraft studies', covering literature, politics and journalism to investigate the fascination with witchcraft through history. This book is essential reading for students of witchcraft, early modern history and literature.
Introduction; Chapter One: Renaissance Witchcraft; Chapter Two: Witchcraft in Renaissance Literature; Chapter Three: Renaissance Witchcraft Rediscovered in Scotland; Chapter Four: Witchcraft in Wartime; Chapter Five: Strange Conflict: Witch-hunters and Witches in Britain, c.1930-1980; Chapter Six: American Influences; Chapter Seven: Magical Realism, Magical Romance: Witchcraft Genres Since the 1960s; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index