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THE WITCHCRAFT
SOURCEBOOK
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This collection of documents illustrates the development of ideas about
witchcraft from ancient times to the twentieth century. Most of the sources
come from the period between 1400 and 1750, when more than 100,000
people – mainly women – were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe and colo-
nial America. During these years the prominent stereotype of the witch as
an evil magician and servant of Satan emerged. Catholics and Protestants
alike feared that the Devil and his human confederates were destroying
Christian society.
The sources include trial records, demonological treatises and sermons,
literary texts, narratives of demonic possession, and artistic depiction of
witches. The documents reveal how contemporaries from various periods have
perceived alleged witches and their activities. Brian Levack shows how
notions of witchcraft changed over time. He looks at the connection between
gender and witchcraft and the nature of the witch’s perceived power.
This anthology provides students of the history of witchcraft with a broad
range of sources, many of which have been translated into English for the
first time, with commentary and background by one of the leading scholars
in the field.
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Brian P. Levack is the John Green Regents Professor of History at the
University of Texas, Austin. His publications on the history of witchcraft
include The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe (1995) and Witchcraft and
Magic in Europe: The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (1999).
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First published 2004 in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Simultaneously published in London
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor and Francis e-Library, 2005.
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
Selection and editorial matter © 2004 Brian Levack; individual
chapters and extracts © the original copyright holders
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Levack, Brian P.
The witchcraft sourcebook/Brian Levack.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Witchcraft – History – Sources.
2. Magic – History – Sources. I. Title.
BF1566.L475 2003
133.4 ′ 3 ′ 09–dc21 2003008535
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 0-203-45554-1 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-76378-5 (Adobe eReader Format)
ISBN 0–415–19505–5 (hbk)
ISBN 0–415–19506–3 (pbk)

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