America Bewitched by Owen Davies
The first major history of witchcraft in America - from the Salem witch trials of 1692 to the present day.
Davies tells a highly original story, yet one that makes instant senseThis is a vivid, arresting, insightful book, written with sympathy and human understanding. It extends Davies's reputation as an original thinker in the field, when so much work is derivative or merely illustrative of well-established ideas. * Malcolm Gaskill, Fortean Times *
This will be an essential work for researchers into both witchcraft beliefs and folk medicine for some considerable time, and a study which is entirely readable for the non-specialist reader. * Peter Rogerson, Magonia Review of Books *
An informative, useful introduction to a fascinating aspect of American culture that clearly demonstrates that witch beliefs in the US did not end with Salem ... Recommended. * L.B. Gimelli, CHOICE *
This will be an essential work for researchers into both witchcraft beliefs and folk medicine for some considerable time, and a study which is entirely readable for the non-specialist reader. * Peter Rogerson, Magonia Review of Books *
An informative, useful introduction to a fascinating aspect of American culture that clearly demonstrates that witch beliefs in the US did not end with Salem ... Recommended. * L.B. Gimelli, CHOICE *
Owen Davies is Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire. He has written extensively on the history of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and popular medicine, including The Haunted: A Social History of Ghosts (2007), Grimoires: A History of Magic Books (2009), Paganism: A Very Short Introduction (2011), and Magic: A Very Short Introduction (2012). He is also the editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic, which is forthcoming from Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198745389 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198745389 |
| Title | America Bewitched |
| Author | Owen Davies |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2016-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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