{"product_id":"witches-book-nigel-cawthorne-9780785821243","title":"Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen bigotry and power-mania take control, disaster always follows for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esubjugated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e persons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - even \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhen the power is wielded by the Church. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Witchcraft was viewed as devil-worship. Between 1450 and 1750, one hundred thousand people were accused, subject to the most bestial tortures and usually executed. \u003ci\u003eWitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ees \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the wildfire-spread of witch hunting across Europe and America, as well as its roots in misogyny and religious persecution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt includes: \u003cbr\u003e- Letters and trial testimonies from those charged with witchcraft, as well as some from self-proclaimed witches \u003cbr\u003e- Biographic detail of key witch hunters, such as Matthew Hopkins (the so-called Witchfinder General) who was responsible for hundreds of executions \u003cbr\u003e- Accounts of famous witch trials, from Chelmsford to Salam \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNigel Cawthorne explores the real facts behind this persecution and the contexts that triggered it, tracing it back to its source.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50006610641169,"sku":"CIN0785821244G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53042559746321,"sku":"CIN0785821244VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0785821244.jpg?v=1751263739","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/witches-book-nigel-cawthorne-9780785821243","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}