Description
This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender.
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ISBN 9781349281930
Author W. Wyporska
Format Paperback
Page Count 245
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
About the Author
Wanda Wyporska is an authority on early modern Polish witchcraft and the author of many encyclopaedia entries and articles on the subject. She has held scholarships at Hertford College, Oxford, UK, the Institute for Historical Research, and the University of Warsaw, Poland. She is currently working on a trilogy of historical novels.
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"Wyporska has made a substantial contribution to the rapidly growing number of excellent studies of Central and Eastern European witchcraft, and offers her readers a rich and engrossing survey of Polish witchcraft that provides ample encouragement for future research." (Hans Peter Broedel, Magic Ritual and Witchcraft, Vol. 12 (1), 2017)
Book Information
ISBN 9781349281930
Author W. Wyporska
Format Paperback
Page Count 245
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
