War on Witchcraft - Andrew Dickson White, George Lincoln Burr, Origins of Witchcraft

How did nineteenth-century historians construct the popular understanding of witchcraft as representing the irrational past antithetical to the enlightened present? In particular the contributions by two American historians, Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) and George Lincoln Burr (1857-1938).

List of contents

1. 'Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead'; 2. Two Historians on a Double Date: White and Burr Meet Flade and Loos; 3. History and a Reformer's Project of Reform; 4. The Reformer's Apprentice; 5. Meditations on Masculinity; 6. Reflections.

Summary

How did nineteenth-century historians construct the popular understanding of witchcraft as representing the irrational past antithetical to the enlightened present? In particular the contributions by two American historians, Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) and George Lincoln Burr (1857-1938).

Product details

• Authors: Jan Machielsen, Jan (Cardiff University) Machielsen, Machielsen Jan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781108948746
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94874-6
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Magic
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Wicca, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Magick Studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mysticism, Religion & beliefs, Folklore, myths & legends, Mysticism, magic & ritual, Religion and beliefs, Mysticism, magic and occult interests, Occult Studies, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)