Ecstasies by Carlo Ginzburg

Ecstasies by Carlo Ginzburg

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Ecstasies by Carlo Ginzburg

For centuries witches on trial admitted to taking part in gruesome "sabbaths" where they cast spells, worshipped a bestial devil, enacted obscenely blasphemous rites and even devoured corpses. Many scholars believe that such confessions, often enacted under torture were just a reflection of their persecutors' fantasies. Certainly as Carlo Ginzburg shows, witch hunters adapted the stereotypes earlier used to descredit and persecute lepers and Jews.
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ISBN 13 9780140173130
ISBN 10 0140173137
Title Ecstasies
Author Carlo Ginzburg
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1992-11-26
Number of pages 352
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