This reinterpretation of the witchcraft fears and persecution that deviled Europe, particularly from the 14th through the 17th centuries, offers the first general history of witchcraft to be written by a historian with specialist knowledge. In authoritative and rich detail, Briggs chronicles the brutal inquisitions, the trials, and the practices and beliefs of this minority. Woodcut illustrations. Maps.
- ISBN10 0670835897
- ISBN13 9780670835898
- Publish Date 26 September 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 January 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Viking
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English