{"product_id":"9781608996162","title":"Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs and Disease: An Anthropological Study of the European Witch - Hunts","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before the political mass-murders witnessed in the present century, western Europe experienced another kind of holocaust—the witch-hunts of the early modern period. Condemned of flying through the air, changing into animals, and worshipping the Devil, over a hundred thousand people were brutally tortured, systematically maimed and burned alive. Why did these persecutions take place? Was it superstition, irrationality, or mass delusion that led to the witch-hunts? This study seeks explanation in the tangible actions of human actors and their worldly circumstances. The approach taken is anthropological; inferences are grounded on a wide spectrum of variables, ranging from the political and ideological practices used to mystify earthly affairs, to the logical structure of witch-beliefs, torture technology, and the role of psychotropic drugs and epidemic diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48409374327024,"sku":"9781608996162","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608996162_p0.jpg?v=1768409761","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608996162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}