Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe

This volume presents the first results of the PRIN 2022 research project involving the universities of Siena, Turin, Naples “L’Orientale” and Florence. It examines how otherness was constructed in non-canonical, vernacular texts addressed to popular audiences in Northwestern Europe from the late Mid...

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spellingShingle Demonology
Magic
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Popular Texts
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Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title_full Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title_fullStr Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title_full_unstemmed Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title_short Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe
title_sort monsters sorcerers and witches of northwestern europe
topic Demonology
Magic
Otherness
Popular Texts
Witchcraft
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism
topic_facet Demonology
Magic
Otherness
Popular Texts
Witchcraft
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism
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