{"product_id":"witchcraft-the-basics-9781138779976","title":"Witchcraft The Basics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitchcraft: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey topics discussed within the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe laws and treatises written against witchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe representation of witchcraft in early modern literature \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eScholarly approaches t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Marion Gibson is one of the nation's finest scholars of the literature of witchcraft, in the broadest sense, and this book represents a crown to the decades of research and authorship which have won her that distinction. Like all she has done before, it is original, accessible, and has a wonderfully wide sweep.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonald Hutton, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Bristol, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Marion Gibson offers an outstanding introduction to witchcraft and to the texts that have created and shaped our understanding of witchcraft over time. She deftly unpacks early modern demonologies and trial records, as well as plays and poetry, providing expert guidance on how to read these sources and decipher the depictions of witchcraft they convey. She also examines trends in modern scholarship and in modern popular culture that have shaped and reshaped the notion of what a witch could be. This book offers a truly interdisciplinary blend of history, literature, and cultural studies.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael D. Bailey, \u003cem\u003eIowa State University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent introduction to witchcraft studies.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDawn Hutchinson, \u003cem\u003eChristopher Newport University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction; \u003cb\u003eChapter One\u003c\/b\u003e The early modern context: a case study of early modern Britain; \u003cb\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/b\u003e The seventeenth and early eighteenth century context: America as the major case study; \u003cb\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/b\u003e Witchcraft in early modern literature: \"the witchcraft renaissance\"; \u003cb\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/b\u003e Witchcraft Studies; \u003cb\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/b\u003e Witchcraft Today: Religious Redefinitions; \u003cb\u003eChapter Six\u003c\/b\u003e Reinventing the good witch; Further Study Reading List; \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019524211031,"sku":"9781138779976","price":24.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138779976.jpg?v=1750780523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/witchcraft-the-basics-9781138779976","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}