History of witchcraft (surveys and collections)

A Listmania! list by Jonathan Durrant (Wales, UK)
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The Witchcraft Reader (Routledge Readers in History)
1.  The Witchcraft Reader (Routledge Readers in History) by Darren Oldridge
The list author says:
  "Currently the reader I recommend to students taking my undergraduate witchcraft course"
£21.99   Used & New from: £14.00

Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History (Themes in History)
2.  Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History (Themes in History) by Wolfgang Behringer
The list author says:
  "An excellent overview by a specialist in German witchcraft history"
£23.74   Used & New from: £13.22

The Witch-hunt in Early Modern Europe
3.  The Witch-hunt in Early Modern Europe by Brian Levack
The list author says:
  "A widely-used textbook; quite useful for study"
£22.79   Used & New from: £14.97
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Palgrave Advances in Witchcraft Historiography
4.  Palgrave Advances in Witchcraft Historiography by Jonathan Barry
The list author says:
  "A very good collection on the approaches historians of witchcraft have adopted"
£20.89   Used & New from: £12.00

The Witchcraft Sourcebook
5.  The Witchcraft Sourcebook by Brian P. Levack
The list author says:
  "A handy, extensive selection of primary source material"
£21.99   Used & New from: £9.96

Witches and Neighbours: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft
6.  Witches and Neighbours: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft by Robin Briggs
The list author says:
  "A classic study of European witchcraft built on his work on early modern Lorraine"
£25.64   Used & New from: £9.94
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Witchcraze: New History of the European Witch Hunts
7.  Witchcraze: New History of the European Witch Hunts by Anne Llewellyn Barstow
The list author says:
  "A flawed survey of witchcraft, but interesting because of its strong political stance"
£10.79   Used & New from: £1.69
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Europe (Studies in European History)
8.  Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Europe (Studies in European History) by Geoffrey Scarre
The list author says:
  "One of the original surveys of witchcraft history which seems dated even in the most current edition"
£15.20   Used & New from: £11.64

Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief (Past and Present Publications)
9.  Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief (Past and Present Publications) by Jonathan Barry
The list author says:
  "An excellent collection ranging across Europe"
£31.35   Used & New from: £17.90

The European Witch-craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
10.  The European Witch-craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries by Hugh Trevor-Roper
The list author says:
  "Much-derided, but still historiographically interesting"
Used & New from: £0.79
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Witchcraft in Europe
11.  Witchcraft in Europe by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
The list author says:
  "Useful survey, but not as much as the collections or case studies in this list"
£20.39   Used & New from: £9.00

Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (European Culture and Society Series)
12.  Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (European Culture and Society Series) by Gary K. Waite
The list author says:
  "Places witchcraft in a broader history of heresy and magic"
£20.39   Used & New from: £14.14

Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Witchcraft and Magic in the Period of the Witch Trials v. 4
13.  Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Witchcraft and Magic in the Period of the Witch Trials v. 4 by Bengt Ankarloo
The list author says:
  "Underused and now, unfortunately, out-of-print edition"
£26.39   Used & New from: £23.50
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Early Modern European Witchcraft: Centres and Peripheries (Clarendon Paperbacks)
14.  Early Modern European Witchcraft: Centres and Peripheries (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Bengt Ankarloo
The list author says:
  "A classic collection of essays on witchcraft across Europe"
£27.55   Used & New from: £19.49
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements) (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series)
15.  Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements) (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series) by Michael D. Bailey
The list author says:
  "A wide-ranging dictionary which I am currently updating for Scarecrow Press"
£39.85

Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition
16.  Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition by Richard M. Golden
The list author says:
  "Award-winning, comprehensive, four-volume encyclopedia"
£414.15   Used & New from: £294.71

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