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The Witch in History: Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations Hardcover - 1996 - 1st Edition

by Diane Purkiss


From the publisher

'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.' - The Observer 'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement

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  • Title The Witch in History: Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations
  • Author Diane Purkiss
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London, U.K. & New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-10-31
  • ISBN 9780415087612 / 0415087619
  • Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.91 cm)
  • Reading level 1450
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Witchcraft - History, Witchcraft in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96011316
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.430

About the author

Diane Purkiss is Lecturer in English at the University of Reading.
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