Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsThis famous book focuses on the great age of witch-hunting in Europe (and colonial America) between 1450 and 1750. It examines why the witch-trials took place; how many trials and victims there were ... Read full review
Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - Heather - GoodreadsThis is a great book analyzing the outbreaks of witchcraft accusations and trials in Europe. He focuses mainly on continental Europe but also details the differences between England and Europe. The ... Read full review
Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - Xander - GoodreadsThis book is fascinating. I am a huge nerd, so I find it super interesting, but I think that even if you're not strange like I am you will still find the book interesting. There's a lot of good ... Read full review
Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - Janine - GoodreadsLevack does a really good job outlining all of the various aspects that wet into a witch hunt - geographically, over time, etc. Though this was a textbook, it was one of the more straight-to-the-point ... Read full review
Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - DoctorM - GoodreadsA book I assigned to classes back in my days as an academic--- a fine synthesis of material based not just on Western Europe but on Eastern Europe and Russia as well about the timing, scale, and ... Read full review
Review: The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
User Review - Adam - GoodreadsHe basically argues that two major changes in the legal system led to the early modern witch-hunt: first, the adoption of inquisitorial methods and second, the secular takeover of trying witchhunts ... Read full review