Ecstasies
Author | : Carlo Ginzburg |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2004-06-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226296938 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226296937 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ecstasies by : Carlo Ginzburg
Download or read book Ecstasies written by Carlo Ginzburg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-06-14 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving early accounts of witchcraft—trial records, ecclesiastical tracts, folklore, and popular iconography—into new and startling patterns, Carlo Ginzburg presents in Ecstasies compelling evidence of a hidden shamanistic culture that flourished across Europe and in England for thousands of years.