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Between the Devil and the Host: Imagining Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland Hardcover - 2012

by Michael Ostling

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  • Title Between the Devil and the Host: Imagining Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland
  • Author Michael Ostling
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, 2011. 296p. Hardback. Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Michael Ostling offers a fascinating contribution to the inter
  • Date 2012-02-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199587902 / 0199587906
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 in (23.88 x 15.75 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Occultism - Religious aspects - Catholic, Witch hunting - Poland - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011942625
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.430

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  • Choice, 08/01/2012, Page 0

About the author

Michael Ostling grew up in northern California. He fell in love with Poland while teaching English in that country during a break from university. He did his graduate work at the at the University of Toronto, and has taught courses on witchcraft, Christianity, mythology and related subjects there and at Central Michigan University. He is currently working on a history of the belief in goblins, fairies and related creatures at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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