{"product_id":"european-witchcraft-9798245341811","title":"European Witchcraft","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Karmen Ita\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the 15th and 18th centuries, tens of thousands of people were accused, tried, and executed for witchcraft across Europe. Most were women. Their confessions were extracted through torture. Their trials were designed to produce convictions. Their deaths were meant to terrify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEUROPEAN WITCHCRAFT\u003c\/b\u003e tells the true stories of those who died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines documented cases across eight European regions-Germany, Scotland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe. Each chapter presents the stories of real men and women whose names are preserved in historical records, whose trials are documented in archives, whose executions are recorded in church registers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese were healers and midwives, mothers and daughters, people who possessed traditional knowledge or simply lived in ways that made them vulnerable to accusations. They were tortured into confessing impossible crimes, condemned by legal procedures corrupted to serve persecution, and killed to satisfy communities' need for scapegoats during times of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive historical scholarship and archival research, this book examines why witch-hunting happened, how it worked, who the victims were, and what finally ended the persecution. It honors their memory by telling their stories with historical accuracy and respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e Every person named in these pages was real. This book is their memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes Author's Note on historical accuracy and extensive bibliography.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47887654518935,"sku":"9798245341811","price":1602.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798245341811.webp?v=1781160565","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/european-witchcraft-9798245341811","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}