Witchcraft, Magic and Culture 1736–1951 - Owen Davies

This classic study remains the definitive account of witchcraft and magic in the centuries following the witch trials.

The Witchcraft Act of 1736 brought an end to witch trials in Britain. But just because the law had changed didn’t mean people had stopped believing. Fear of witches and faith in magic persisted, and people suspected of witchcraft continued to appear in court until the early twentieth century, though by then it was their persecutors who were being put on trial.

In this book, Owen Davies traces the history of witches and magic in Britain from 1736 to 1951, when the Fraudul
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