Book review of "Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England" by Charlotte-Rose Millar, Abingdon, Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781472485496

Hansen, Claire (2019) Book review of "Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England" by Charlotte-Rose Millar, Abingdon, Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781472485496. Parergon, 36 (2). pp. 233-234.

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DOI: 10.1353/pgn.2019.0090

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[Excerpt] This book examines sixty-six extant witchcraft pamphlets in order to re-examine the role of the devil in beliefs around early modern English witchcraft. In addition, Charlotte-Rose Millar’s monograph also emphasizes the relationship between witchcraft and emotion. Importantly, this book challenges previous understandings of English witchcraft as a ‘predominantly non-diabolical crime’ (pp. 2–3). It also investigates the collaborative nature of early modern witchcraft, which has, Millar claims, been overlooked in secondary literature that tends to represent witchcraft as a solitary or individual activity.


Item ID:	62361
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	1832-8334
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2020 07:46
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200503 British and Irish Literature @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture @ 100%
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