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Re-contextualizing British Witchcraft
- Journal of Interdisciplinary History
- The MIT Press
- Volume 35, Number 1, Summer 2004
- pp. 105-111
- Review
- Additional Information
Since the seminal study of English witchcraft c. 1970, such developments as England's entry into the European Community and the revival of witchhunting episodes in postcolonial Africa have blurred parts of the picture. Recent publications present an opportunity to make revisions to the classic view of British witchcraft, setting the subject within its proper European context while pointing out some of its distinctive features.