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The Penguin Book of Witches - 9780143106180
Un libro in lingua di Howe Katherine (EDT) edito da Penguin Classics, 2014
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Chilling real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America
From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. Bringing to life stories like that of Eunice Cole, tried for attacking a teenage girl with a rock and buried with a stake through her heart; Jane Jacobs, a Bostonian so often accused of witchcraft that she took her tormentors to court on charges of slander; and Increase Mather, an exorcism-performing minister famed for his knowledge of witches, this volume provides a unique tour through the darkest history of English and North American witchcraft.
From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. Bringing to life stories like that of Eunice Cole, tried for attacking a teenage girl with a rock and buried with a stake through her heart; Jane Jacobs, a Bostonian so often accused of witchcraft that she took her tormentors to court on charges of slander; and Increase Mather, an exorcism-performing minister famed for his knowledge of witches, this volume provides a unique tour through the darkest history of English and North American witchcraft.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Penguin Book of Witches
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Howe Katherine (EDT)
- Editore: Penguin Classics
- Collana: Penguin Classics (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Settembre '14
- Genere: Lingua Inglese
- Pagine: 294
- Dimensioni mm: 196 x 128 x 0
- ISBN-10: 014310618X
- EAN-13: 9780143106180