Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present Book

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
Roots in the Ancient World     9
The Rise of Christianity and Early Medieval Europe to the Year 1000     43
Varieties of Magic in the High and Late Middle Ages, 1000-1500     77
The Medieval Condemnation of Magic, 1000-1500     107
Witchcraft and Witch Hunting in the Early Modern Period, 1500-1800     141
From Renaissance to Enlightenment, 1450-1800     179
Magic in the Modern West from 1800     215
Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading     249
Index     263
About the Author     275