Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present (Critical Issues in History)

by Michael D . Bailey (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $44.43

  A single-volume survey of magic, this book traces the history of magic and superstition in Europe, starting from antiquity onwards. Focusing mainly on the medieval and early modern era, it also explores the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome, and the spread of magical systems, particularly modern witchcraft or Wicca from Europe to the US.