This book illuminates the way in which people in the early modern era framed their ideas about the Creator and the created universe in terms of magic. This perspective informed and molded theology, philosophy, the law, medicine, and the sciences, as well as offered practical hel…
Part One looks at the different approaches to the topic, and includes an extract from Evans-Pritchard's classic study of the Azande. Part Two samples the rich ethnography of witchcraft, and contains papers on the European and Salem witch-hunts. Part Three looks at theories of wi…
This work analyzes the nature of popular religion and the ways it was transferred to the New World in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Using transcripts from Inquisition trials, it reconstructs how Iberian, indigenous, and African beliefs fused to create a syncretic and …
This book sheds new light on the ancient origins of religion to give Wiccans, Witches, and the Neo-Pagans a sense of where they belong in history.
Paganism begins with a reverence for nature, an emphasis on individual responsibility and a belief in the existence of Gods and Goddesses. Kemp examines the historical background of Paganism and Britain and its revival, including the ethics, rites and rituals of those who practi…
Paganism begins with a reverence for nature, an emphasis on individual responsibility and a belief in the existence of Gods and Goddesses. Kemp examines the historical background of Paganism and Britain and its revival, including the ethics, rites and rituals of those who practi…
This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements. Witchcraft has al…
This book explores the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses. The book complements and challenges existing scholarship, offering unique insights into this …
