{"product_id":"1947-rare-first-edition-four-centuries-of-witch-beliefs-by-r-trevor-davies","title":"1947 Rare First Edition - Four Centuries of Witch-Beliefs by R. Trevor Davies","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"177\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. Trevor Davies.\u003cbr data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eFour Centuries of Witch-Beliefs: With Special Reference to the Great Rebellion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"307\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 1947. First Edition.\u003cbr data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"393\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"435\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e8.5 x 5.5 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"466\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xii, 222 pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"497\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"509\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original publisher’s blue cloth binding, gilt-lettered on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) housed in a very good original dust jacket under a protective removable mylar cover.\u003cbr data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"845\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"857\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light toning mainly on endpapers - as shown).\u003cbr data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 200–225).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"2021\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e This First Edition of \u003cem data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003eFour Centuries of Witch-Beliefs\u003c\/em\u003e is a serious and carefully argued historical study tracing the rise, development, and decline of belief in witchcraft in England from the late Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, with particular emphasis on the period of the English Civil War (“the Great Rebellion”). Davies examines how theology, politics, law, and intellectual culture shaped attitudes toward witchcraft, drawing extensively on contemporary sources such as pamphlets, sermons, trial records, and the writings of key figures like James I, Bodin, and Reginald Scot. Written in a clear, measured scholarly style, the book remains a valuable mid-twentieth-century synthesis of witchcraft as a social and intellectual phenomenon rather than mere superstition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2038\"\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. Trevor Davies (M.A., F.R.Hist.S.) was a respected historian associated with Oxford, serving as Dean of Degrees and Modern History Tutor at St. Catherine’s Society and as a University Lecturer in Spanish History. His work is characterized by careful use of primary sources, balanced interpretation, and attention to the broader political and religious context in which witch-beliefs flourished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403679711481,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260208witchbeliefs_01.jpg?v=1770552269","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1947-rare-first-edition-four-centuries-of-witch-beliefs-by-r-trevor-davies","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}