{"product_id":"the-night-battles-witchcraft-and-agrarian-cults-in-the-sixteenth-and-seventeenth-centuries-carlo-ginzburg","title":"The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries - Carlo Ginzburg","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"2302\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries - Carlo Ginzburg\u003cbr data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1587\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carlo Ginzburg\u003cbr data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eTranslators:\u003c\/strong\u003e John and Anne Tedeschi\u003cbr data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1708\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books 1986 reprint of the 1985 edition\u003cbr data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1779\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0140076883\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"2302\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1807\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second-hand. Good vintage condition. The covers show rubbing, surface scuffing and moderate edge and corner wear, with creasing and lifting at the upper corners. There is light wear and scratching along the spine, with minor rubbing at the spine ends. The covers have a slight curve from storage. The photographed copyright page is clean and the binding appears intact. No inscriptions or library markings are visible in the supplied photographs. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2591\"\u003eBased on records from the Roman Inquisition, \u003cem data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2386\"\u003eThe Night Battles\u003c\/em\u003e examines the benandanti, a group of peasants in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Friuli who believed their spirits left their bodies during sleep to battle witches and protect the fertility of the crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2958\"\u003eCarlo Ginzburg reconstructs the beliefs of this unusual agrarian tradition and follows the way inquisitors gradually reinterpreted the benandanti through established ideas about witchcraft and the witches’ sabbath. The result is a landmark study of folk religion, visionary experience, persecution and the interaction between popular belief and institutional power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3103\"\u003eAn essential work for readers interested in historical witchcraft, European folklore, shamanic dream traditions and early modern occult belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3444\"\u003eCarlo Ginzburg is an Italian historian associated with the development of microhistory, an approach that uses closely studied individuals, communities and archival records to illuminate broader historical cultures. His work frequently explores popular religion, witchcraft, heresy and the interpretation of evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565247434975,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_3163.jpg?v=1783930653","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-night-battles-witchcraft-and-agrarian-cults-in-the-sixteenth-and-seventeenth-centuries-carlo-ginzburg","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}