Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

HIS 232 - European and American Witchcraft

Course Cross-listed with GS 232  
3 credit(s)
Area/Group Designation: American History, European History
A history of the European and American attitudes toward witchcraft between the Middle Ages and the present. Special attention is paid to the “witchcraft mania” that emerged in the 15th century, to its regional variations, and to its slow subsidence in the late 17th century. The course also discusses the revival of witchcraft in the 20th century. Main currents of interpretation, both early modern and contemporary, are explored. (A) or (E)


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