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Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 - (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) by J Barry (Hardcover)

Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 - (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) by  J Barry (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JONATHAN BARRYhas taught History at Exeter University, UK, where he is an Associate Professor and Dean of Taught Programmes, since 1985. He has published widely in urban, social, cultural, religious and medical history, editing nine books, including <em>Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe</em> (1996) and (with Owen Davies)<em> Palgrave Advances in Witchcraft Historiography</em> (2007).

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