The Visions of Isobel Gowdie

The Visions of Isobel Gowdie
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 618
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ISBN-10 : 9781837642076
ISBN-13 : 1837642079
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Book Synopsis The Visions of Isobel Gowdie by : Emma Wilby

Download or read book The Visions of Isobel Gowdie written by Emma Wilby and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The confessions of Isobel Gowdie are widely recognised as the most extraordinary on record in Britain. Using historical, psychological, comparative religious and anthropological perspectives, this book sets out to separate the voice of Isobel Gowdie from that of her interrogators.


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