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The Witch in History: Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations
Author(s): Diane Purkiss (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 31 Oct. 1996
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 308 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415087627
- ISBN-13: 9780415087629
Book Description
'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.' - The Observer
'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement
Editorial Reviews
Review
'Diane Purkiss ... insists on taking witches seriously. Her refusal to write witch-believers off as unenlightened has produced some richly intelligent meditations on their -- and our -- world.' - The Observer
'An invigorating and challenging book ... sets many hares running.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement
About the Author
Diane Purkiss is Lecturer in English at the University of Reading.
