Thurston, Robert
The Witch Hunts
- ISBN 13:
- 9781405840835
- author:
- Thurston, Robert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Longman
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 129 mm X 198 mm
- Genre:
- History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Witch Hunts: A History of the Witch Persecutions in Europe and North America by Robert W. Thurston Between 1400 and 1700, tens of thousands of people were persecuted and put to death as witches. This period, known as the great age of witch hunts, saw a complex interplay of fear, superstition, and societal pressures that led to widespread persecution. Thurston's book provides a detailed examination of this phenomenon, tracing its origins back to the growing perception of threats to Western Christendom 400 years earlier. He explores how the creation of a 'persecuting society' with campaigns against scapegoats like heretics, Jews, and lepers set the stage for the later witch hunts. The book also delves into the evolution of the witch stereotype and the development of court procedures that relied on confessions and torture. By reassessing the witch panics and persecutions in Europe and colonial America, Thurston challenges existing interpretations of this complex period in history.
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