Heresy, Magic, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe by Gary K. Waite (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) Paperback Edition

Gary K. Waite. Heresy, Magic, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Paperback edition. 284 pages.  Condition: Good. Cover wear and edge wear (see photos). Old price sticker on back cover. Tight binding. No underlining, highlighting, or notes.  Description from the publisher:  In the fifteenth century many authorities did not believe Inquisitors' stories of a supposed Satanic witch sect. However, the religious conflict of the sixteenth-century Reformation - especially popular movements of reform and revolt - helped to create an atmosphere in which diabolical conspiracies (which swept up religious dissidents, Jews and magicians into their nets) were believed to pose a very real threat. Fear of the Devil and his followers inspired horrific incidents of judicially-approved terror in early modern Europe, leading after 1560 to the infamous witch hunts.Bringing together the fields of Reformation and witchcraft studies, this fascinating book reveals how the e