Three Jacobean Witchcraft PlaysPeter Corbin, Douglas Sedge The three plays in this book reflect the variety of belief in witches and practice of witchcraft in the Jacobean period. Jacobean understanding of witchcraft is illuminated by the close study of these contrasting texts in relation to each other. |
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