In Search of the English Sabbat: Popular Conceptions of Witches’ Meetings in Early Modern England

This article explores the evidence for belief in the witches’ sabbat in early modern England. England is generally thought of as a country where the concept of the sabbat did not exist, and it was certainly largely absent from elite thinking on witchcraft, as displayed in the witchcraft statutes of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James Sharpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2013-03-01
Series:Journal of Early Modern Studies
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Online Access:http://www.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-jems/article/view/12634