The Witch Hunts: A History of the Witch Persecutions in Europe and North America by Robert W. Thurston

The Witch Hunts: A History of the Witch Persecutions in Europe and North America

Robert W. Thurston

326 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
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Tens of thousands of people were persecuted and put to death as witches between 1400 and 1700 - the great age of witch hunts. Why did the witch hunts arise, flourish and decline during this period? What purpose did the persecutions serve? Who was ...

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