A review by cmjustice
Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath by Carlo Ginzburg

5.0

Not your typical bedtime reader, I'm tempted to lift the effusive accolades from the book's back cover. Instead I'll note it is a densely documented, dissertation on the extreme likelihood of a universal link to ancient cultural ancestory, carrying forward similar mythology, folklore and shamanic themes. Who knew history could be so fascinating? Apparently Carlo Ginzburg.I have never seen the like of his footnotes! He skillfully, gently and with an obvious delight extracts from a veritable academic haystack a needle of truth and erudite conjecture that has me hooked forever on historic research as a hobby. Too late to make it a career. What were they thinking at the Ministry of Education when they created such an abysmal History curriculum? Perhaps my age is showing...