War on witchcraft, the: andrew dickson white, george lincoln burr, and the origins of witchcraft historiography
Auteur :
Machielsen, Jan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108948746
Date de publication :
22 juil. 2021
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,1 x 0,4 cm
Poids :
110 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How did nineteenth-century historians construct the popular understanding of witchcraft as representing the irrational past antithetical to the enlightened present? In particular the contributions by two American historians, Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918) and George Lincoln Burr (1857–1938).