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Whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed: dark supernatural forces. Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. He takes us on a journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing.
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Cursed Britain. A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times, Thomas Waters
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2020
- Einband
- (Paperback)
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- Titel
- Cursed Britain. A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Thomas Waters
- Verlag
- Yale University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2020
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 360
- ISBN10
- 0300254776
- ISBN13
- 9780300254778
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Esoterik & Religion, Religiöse Themen, Religion, Esoterik, Magie, Okkultismus & Hexerei, Hexen, Folklore, Volkskultur, Okkultismus
- Bewertung
- 3,1 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed: dark supernatural forces. Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. He takes us on a journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing.