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TitleWitchland : a deadly moral panic in seventeenth-century Britain / Marion Gibson.
AuthorGibson, Marion, 1970- author https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjw78hKXbrtCjWwygGHTtq.
Call No133.4309 Gibson
CollectionNon-Fiction
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Catalog Details
International Standard Book Number 1668206536
International Standard Book Number 9781668206539
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 133.43/09
Personal Name Gibson, Marion, 1970- author
Title Statement Witchland : a deadly moral panic in seventeenth-century Britain / Marion Gibson.
Varying Form of Title Witch land.
Edition Statement First Scribner hardcover edition.
Imprint ©2026.
Imprint New York, NY : Scribner, 2026.
Physical Description viii, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-321) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Part 1. Welcome to the witch hunt -- Part 2. Forebodings: southern England and lowland Scotland -- Part 3. Finding a fantasy: Essex -- Part 4. Fear and frenzy: East Anglia and the English midlands -- Part 5. Fighting back: Cornwall and Tyneside.
Summary, Etc. A captivating, compassionate account of a moral panic that swept across Britain during the English Civil War, leaving hundreds of so-called witches dead in its wake. Moving across England and Scotland, Witchland shows how the chaos and economic deprivation of wartime can exacerbate existing divides within communities, leaving those already without power particularly vulnerable. Drawing on newly discovered historical documents, Gibson gives voice to the accused and defenseless--telling stories that have been hidden for centuries. With each chapter focusing on a different town and the lives and deaths of the people within it, Witchland is a gripping historical drama that plays out on both the small scale of the town square and the large scale of the nation.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witches.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORY / Women.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Trials (Witchcraft) England History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witchcraft England History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Superstition England History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649.
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works.