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The Last Witch Craze
~EN HC NWISBN: 9781445698427 bzw. 1445698420, vermutlich in Englisch, Amberley Publishing, gebundenes Buch, neu.
The seventeenth-century man of letters John Aubrey is remembered, above all, for his great biographical work, Brief Lives. He also wrote pioneering works dealing with education, geology, languages, archaeology, history, place-name study and folklore. Aubrey was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Other early members of the Royal Society included Robert Boyle, the greatest scientist of his generation and Henry More, one of England's leading philosophers. Aubrey, Boyle and More promoted new thinking about the natural world and championed the use of experimental science. They also believed in demons and angels and the authenticity of witchcraft. Aubrey recommended ways of countering witchcraft through horseshoe magic and suggested that gifted schoolboys should be taught to communicate with good spirits through the use of crystal balls. Boyle publicly endorsed the reality of witchcraft based on a case study from France. Henry More attempted to explain scientifically how witches could leave their bodies behind them when attending sabbat meetings. The Last Witch Craze tells the story of these men and others who attempted to reconcile science and sorcery. Their ideas were taken very seriously by others and provided an intellectual justification for the last lethal witch craze in Britain and America. Two fellows of the Royal Society - Joseph Glanvill and James Long - actively participated in witch hunts. In New England, those who persecuted the witches of Salem were fully aware that several distinguished members of the Royal Society of London were believers in the reality of witchcraft. The book also reveals that John Aubrey had a dark secret. His magical notebook survives in the archives of Oxford University. It makes clear that Aubrey personally practised a form of black magic and used charms to conjure up demons.
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The European Witch-Craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and Other Essays (1969)
EN PB USISBN: 9780061314162 bzw. 0061314161, in Englisch, 246 Seiten, Harpercollins College Div, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, cdrsr.
Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
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The European Witch-Craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and Other Essays (1969)
EN PB USISBN: 9780061314162 bzw. 0061314161, in Englisch, 246 Seiten, Harpercollins College Div, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, 27marcopolohaus.
Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, 27marcopolohaus.
Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
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The European Witch-Craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and Other Essays (1969)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780061314162 bzw. 0061314161, in Englisch, 246 Seiten, Harpercollins College Div, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Any Book.
Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Any Book.
Essays by noted historian H.R. Trevor Roper. The NY Times wrote: "A really splendid assault on the witch-craze in early modern Europe... This is real history; it teaches truths and insights - and only a dullard would withhold admiration from the boldness and skill of it all.", Paperback, Label: Harpercollins College Div, Harpercollins College Div, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1969-02, Studio: Harpercollins College Div, Verkaufsrang: 888354.
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The Last Witch Craze (1692)
~EN HC NWISBN: 9781445698427 bzw. 1445698420, vermutlich in Englisch, Amberley Publishing, gebundenes Buch, neu.
The 17th-century man of letters, John Aubrey, was obsessed with witchcraft and magic. Aubrey's intense interest in witchcraft represents a wider intellectual movement in Restoration England dedicated to the 'scientific' justification of belief in black magic. Although some educated people were beginning to have doubts about the spirit world and the power of witches, Aubrey argued strongly that the 'paranormal' - he called it the 'praeternatural' - was a reality. He was supported in his beliefs by many other prominent members of the Royal Society, particularly the great scientist, Robert Boyle but his conviction in the truth of witchcraft was also shaped by his experience growing up and living in rural Wiltshire, a place where traditional beliefs about the activities of the Devil and the reality of the spirit world long persisted. Wiltshire was one of the last places in England where women were routinely executed for witchcraft and this book will provide a detailed account of how Wiltshire was the setting for a spectacular outbreak of witchcraft hysteria. The three cases which became national causes celebres - Anne Bodenham, the witch of Salisbury in 1653, the demonic poltergeist in Tidworth in 1661 and the witches of Malmesbury 1643-72 - were studied by Aubrey and reinforced his belief in the reality of the 'paranormal'. The notoriety of these cases spread as far as North America.These ideas had a direct influence on the continuing persecution of 'witches' in Massachusetts and the story of the Tidworth Poltergeist became popular in America and influenced those playing a central in the persecution of the Salem witches in 1692. This fascinating exploration of the beliefs in witchcraft in 16th century England will be of interest to historians and those wishing to know more about the witch-craze of this period.
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European Witch Craze of the 16th and 17th Century
EN PB NWISBN: 9780061314162 bzw. 0061314161, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, Taschenbuch, neu.
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European-Witch-Craze-of-the-16th-and-17th-Century~~Hugh-R-Trevor-Roper, European Witch Craze of the 16th and 17th Century.
European-Witch-Craze-of-the-16th-and-17th-Century~~Hugh-R-Trevor-Roper, European Witch Craze of the 16th and 17th Century.
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