{"product_id":"european-magic-and-witchcraft-martha-rampton-9781442634206","title":"European Magic and Witchcraft: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century. In over 80 readings presented chronologically, Rampton demonstrates how understandings of and reactions toward magic changed and developed over time, and how these ideas were influenced by various factors such as religion, science, and law. The wide-ranging texts emphasize social history and include early Merovingian law codes, the \u003cem\u003ePicatrix\u003c\/em\u003e, Lombard's \u003cem\u003eSentences\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e. By presenting a full spectrum of source types including hagiography, law codes, literature, and handbooks, this collection provides readers with a broad view of how magic was understood through the medieval and early modern eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRampton's introduction to the volume is a passionate appeal to students to use tolerance, imagination, and empathy when travelling back in time. The introductions to individual readings are deliberately minimal, providing just enough context so that students can hear medieval voices for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Rampton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442634200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442634206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Martha Rampton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986214846719,"sku":"9781442634206","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1726f581-123b-4b1e-aaa9-5c8d9d6b738a.jpg?v=1683282039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/european-magic-and-witchcraft-martha-rampton-9781442634206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}