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Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom

by Norman Cohn

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Europe's Inner Demons is a fascinating history of the irrational need to imagine witches and an investigation of how those fantasies made the persecutions of the middle ages possible. In addition, Norman Cohn's discovery that some influential sources on European witch trials were forgeries has revolutionized the field of witchcraft, making this one of the most essential books ever written on the subject.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-262) and index.

About the Author

Norman Cohn is the author of many books including Noah's Flood: The Genesis Storyin Western Thought and Warrent for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Prelude in Antiquity

2. Changing views of the Devil and his power

3. The demonization of medieval heretics (1)

4. The demonization of medieval heretics (2)

5. The crushing of the Knights Templars

6. The reality of ritual magic

7. Demon-worshipping magicians that never were

8. The society of witches that never was

9. The night-witch in popular imagination

10. How the great witch-hunt did not start

11. How the great witch-hunt really started (1)

12. How the great witch-hunt really started (2)

Note on the Illustrations

Bibliographical Notes

Index


Product Details

ISBN:
9780226113074
Subtitle:
The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom
Author:
Cohn, Norman
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago
Subject:
History
Subject:
Church History
Subject:
Religion - Church History
Subject:
Witchcraft
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
Magick Studies
Subject:
Christianity -- History.
Subject:
Christianity - History - General
Subject:
Witchcraft -- Europe -- History.
Subject:
Europe Church history 600-1500.
Edition Number:
Rev. ed.
Edition Description:
1
Series Volume:
IMS-16
Publication Date:
January 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
281
Dimensions:
8.60x5.59x.67 in. .74 lbs.

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