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The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
The Night Battles Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Author: Carlo Ginzburg
Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives of Northern Italy, The Night Battles recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centered on the benandanti, literally, "good walkers." These men and women described fighting extraordinary ritual battles against witches and wizards in order to protect their harvests. While their bodies slept, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781421409924
ISBN-10: 1421409925
Publication Date: 10/1/2013
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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