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Narrative Type
Nonfiction
ISBN
9780415288606
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415288606
ISBN-13
9780415288606
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30540072

Product Key Features

Book Title
Strange Histories : The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
Number of Pages
220 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Epistemology, General
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, History
Author
Darren Oldridge
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2004-007062
Reviews
'In his lively and slightly ironic account, Darren Oldridge ... finds nothing unreasonable in prosecuting horses, witches and wolfmen ... Strange Historiesis more than an entertaining catalog of oddities.'-Shepherd Express: Milwaukee 'A well-researched book, full of snippets of old text, diaries and manuscripts, there is much here for the scholar.' - Fate 'An entertaining book.' - The Medieval Review 'a fascinating book... [which offers] excellent, up-to-date summaries drawn from the recent scholarly literature. - Central European History, 'In his lively and slightly ironic account, Darren Oldridge ... finds nothing unreasonable in prosecuting horses, witches and wolfmen ... Strange Histories is more than an entertaining catalog of oddities.' - Shepherd Express: Milwaukee 'A well-researched book, full of snippets of old text, diaries and manuscripts, there is much here for the scholar.' - Fate 'An entertaining book.' - The Medieval Review 'a fascinating book... [which offers] excellent, up-to-date summaries drawn from the recent scholarly literature. - Central European History
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
001.909
Table Of Content
1. Introduction 2. Angels on a Pinhead 3. They Hang Horses, don't They? 4. The Roaming Dead 5. A Shipwreck of Souls: Understanding witchcraft 6. Werewolves and Flying Witches 7. Raptures and Forbidden Words 8. Suffering Saints 9. The Case for Killing Heretics 10. Conclusion: The edge of wonder
Synopsis
Strange Histories presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time. Using case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period, this book provides fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age and shows how such occurences fitted in quite naturally with the "common sense" of the time. Explanations of these phenomena, riveting and ultimately rational, encourage further reflection on what shapes our beliefs today. What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today? This question and many more are answered in this fascinating book., Using case studies from the Middle Ages to the more recent past, this book presents for the first time a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European history.
LC Classification Number
BD215.O53 2004

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