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Welsh Witches by Richard Suggett
Cunningmen, Cursing Wells, Witches and Warlocks in Wales
The untold history of Wales's rich gallery of magical specialists suspected of harmful witchcraft and how they were tracked down by a vengeful community. Witchcraft studies are central to the study of the history of religion, power and community in early modern Europe. Witch-hunting in Europe tended to fall into core and peripheral areas according to the chronology prosecutions. This book establishes that Wales was one of the peripheral areas of witch-hunting where prosecutions started relatively late. Nevertheless, Wales had a rich gallery of magical specialists (prophets, cunning-men, physicians etc), some of whom were suspected of harmful witchcraft. This book takes an inclusive approach to witchcraft and examines all types of magical specialists, including those regarded as beneficial as well as harmful. |
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| Author(s) : Richard Suggett | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0752428268 | ISBN-13 : 9780752428260 |
| RRP : £17.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/06/2005
Publisher : NPI Media Group
Page Length : 172mm
Page Size : 248mm