Witches of the Atlantic World - An Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook

Breslaw draws on Native American, African, South American, and African-American sources, as well as the European and New England heritage, to illuminate the ways in which witchcraft in early America was an attempt to understand and control evil and misfortune in the New World.

Riassunto

Provides important background for the continued scholarly and popular interest in witches and witchcraft today

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Olivier Roy
• Con la collaborazione di: Elaine G Breslaw (Editore), Elaine G. Breslaw (Editore)
• Editore: New York University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2000
• EAN: 9780814798515
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-9851-5
• Pagine: 550
• Dimensioni: 180 mm x 253 mm x 30 mm
• Peso: 1028 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altro