The Witches of Warboys

Informationen zum Autor Philip Almond is Professor Emeritus of Religion in the University of Queensland! and is internationally respected for his work on religion and the history of ideas! especially during the English Enlightenment. His seven previous books include The British Discovery of Buddhism! Heaven and Hell in Enlightenment England! Adam and Eve in Seventeenth Century Thought and Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England. Klappentext There is no more dramatic story in the annals of English witchcraft than that of the witches of Warboys. This book shows how! at one level! the story of Warboys features a conflict about honour and truth between two families in a close-knit Elizabethan village. At another level! the tale concerns a wider struggle between local gentry and yeomanry. There is no more dramatic story in the annals of English witchcraft than that of the witches of Warboys. This book shows how, at one level, the story of Warboys features a conflict about honour and truth between two families in a close-knit Elizabethan village. At another level, the tale concerns a wider struggle between local gentry and yeomanry. Zusammenfassung There is no more dramatic story in the annals of English witchcraft than that of the witches of Warboys. This book shows how! at one level! the story of Warboys features a conflict about honour and truth between two families in a close-knit Elizabethan village. At another level! the tale concerns a wider struggle between local gentry and yeomanry.

Préface
There is no more dramatic story in the annals of English witchcraft than that of the witches of Warboys. This book shows how, at one level, the story of Warboys features a conflict about honour and truth between two families in a close-knit Elizabethan village. At another level, the tale concerns a wider struggle between local gentry and yeomanry.

Auteur
Philip Almond is Professor Emeritus of Religion in the University of Queensland, and is internationally respected for his work on religion and the history of ideas, especially during the English Enlightenment. His seven previous books include The British Discovery of Buddhism, Heaven and Hell in Enlightenment England, Adam and Eve in Seventeenth Century Thought and Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England.