Strange Histories by Darren Oldridge

Strange Histories by Darren Oldridge

Presents an account of some of the extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people. From anecdotes about ghosts to stories of witches and werevolves, this book uses case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and provides insights into the world-view of a vanished age.

"Darren Oldridge's fascinating study of witches, angels, werewolves, heretics, persecution, and justice in the late medieval and Renaissance period is extraordinary because it is so contemporary, provocative, and insightfulBy focusing on how reasonable and logical the belief systems of this historical period were, Oldridge compels readers to re-examine how we have arrogantly judged deeply held beliefs as superstitions and barbaric. Moreover, he suggests that we take a closer look at our own mores, values, and behaviors that are 'strangely' not much different from those of the late medieval and Renaissance period. His historical and cultural anthropological investigation reveals that our assumptions about the intolerance and absurd ideas of the past need to be critically re-examined if we are to deal with our own 'strange' behavior in the present." - Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota

Darren Oldridge is a lecturer in history at University College Worcester. He is the editor of The WItchcraft Reader.

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ISBN 13	9780415404921
ISBN 10	0415404924
Title	Strange Histories
Author	Darren Oldridge
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2006-11-17
Number of pages	208
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