| The Bewitching of Anne Gunter: A Horrible and True Story of Deception, Witchcraft, Murder, and the King of England Contributor(s): Sharpe, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415926912 ISBN-13: 9780415926911 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: In this engaging, true account of one young woman's experience with the phenomenon of witchcraft in 1604, Sharpe investigates the record of the case in all its intricacy for the first time in 400 years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 17th Century - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 133 |
| LCCN: 99056590 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.27" W x 9.31" (1.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1604, 20-year-old Anne Gunter was bewitched: she foamed at the mouth, contorted wildly in her bedchamber, went into trances. Her garters and bodices were perpetually unlacing themselves. Her signature symptom was to vomit pins and "she voided some pins downwards as well by her water or otherwise.." Popular history at its best, "The Bewitching of Anne Gunter" opens a fascinating window onto the past. It's a tale of controlling fathers, willful daughters, nosy neighbors, power relations between peasants and gentry, and village life in early-modern Europe. Above all it's an original and revealing story of one young woman's experience with the greatly misunderstood phenomenon of witchcraft. James Sharpe is Professor of History at York University and the author of "Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in" "Early Modern History" and other works of social history. |
