Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath by Carlo Ginzburg

Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath

Carlo Ginzburg with Raymond Rosenthal (Translator)

368 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by deep historical explorations into the mystical roots of folklore and witchcraft, offering a scholarly yet intriguing journey through ancient shamanistic traditions hidden beneath Europe's surface.

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Weaving early accounts of witchcraft—trial records, ecclesiastical tracts, folklore, and popular iconography—into new and startling patterns, Carlo Ginzburg presents in Ecstasies compelling evidence of a hidden shamanistic culture that flourished ...

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