Description:
In this classic text, one of the leading academic historians of magic presents the first exploration of witchcraft in Britain in the centuries following the witch trials, from 1736 to 1951.
Brief description: Owen Davies is a cultural historian who has published widely on the subject of witchcraft and magic.
Review Quotes:
'With exemplary energy and imagination, Davies has uncovered vast patches of continuing "superstition" and magical practice, down into the twentieth century.'
Journal of Social History
Rural History 'Owen Davies's book is particularly welcome and timely... it establishes quite clearly that magical beliefs and practices continued to flourish in Britain for more than two centuries after the repeal of the old witchcraft statute in 1736.'
Journal of Ecclesiastical History