This book gives an analytical review of the history of witch-hunt historiography. So far not much attention has been paid to how the European witch-hunts have b
For three centuries, as the Black Death rampaged through Europe and the Reformation tore the Church apart, tens of thousands were arrested as witches and subjec
"A transcendent travelogue that guides readers through the history, places, and people of several of the many witch hunts and how their legacy continues to impa
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. It began in 1692, over an exceptional
When bigotry and power-mania take control, disaster always follows for ordinary people - even when the power is wielded by the Church. Witchcraft, of course, wa