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Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages (Magic in History)

By Michael D. Bailey

Book information

Publisher
Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
Year
2002
ISBN
9780271022260, 0271022264
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
843 kB (863707 bytes)
Series
Magic in History
Pages
213\213
Topic
History
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

I was excited upon receiving this book as I expected an exciting review of witchcraft as understood in the Medieval period, unfortunately it was almost purely an analysis of one person's unexciting interpretation of the malleus maleficarum. If you are looking for a more exciting and thorough history I highly recommend Nancy Caciola's Discerning Spirits. This book is also somewhat incomplete as it is roughly 1/3 of Bailey's dissertation chopped into book form explaining much of its overemphasis on a single figure, perhaps when he has published the rest it will be more thorough and therefore enjoyable.

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