{"product_id":"9780631233251","title":"Witches and Neighbours The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWitches and Neighbours\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin Briggs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitches and Neighbours\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly original and unconventional analysis of a fascinating historical phenomenon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike other studies of the subject which focus on the mechanisms of persecution, this book presents a rich picture of witchcraft as an all-pervasive aspect of life in early modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is not available from Blackwell in the United States and the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA fascinating and accessible account of the central role of witchcraft in early modern Europe.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA standard work on the subject of witchcraft now available in a revised edition with an updated bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an unconventional interpretation of the role and influence of witchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that witchcraft was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of original sources to vividly illustrate the arguments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Briggs \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford where he has worked since his election as Prize Fellow in 1964. He was educated at Felsted School and Balliol College, Oxford and he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eEarly Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd Edition 1998), and \u003ci\u003eCommunities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tensions in Early Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 May 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631233251\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312256446604,"sku":"9780631233251","price":166.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631233251.jpg?v=1780173608","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631233251","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}