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02531aam a2200373 i 4500 001 7B00BC32840911E89478B85797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180710010618 008 170711s2018 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017015588 020 $a 1138830828 020 $a 9781138830820 020 $a 113883081X 020 $a 9781138830813 035 $a (OCoLC)995162057 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d NZAUC $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BD215 $b .O53 2017 082 00 $a 001.909 $2 23 100 1 $a Oldridge, Darren, $d 1966- $e author. 245 10 $a Strange histories : $b the trial of the pig, the walking dead, and other matters of fact from the medieval and Renaissance worlds / $c Darren Oldridge. 250 $a Second edition. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2018. 300 $a x, 200 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons within European and North American history, this book moves away from present-centred thinking and instead places such events firmly within their social and cultural context. By doing so, it offers a new way of understanding the world in which dragons and witches were fact rather than fiction, and presents these riveting phenomena as part of an entirely rational thought process for the time in which they existed. This new edition extends back into the Renaissance and has been fully updated in light of new research. It also contains a new guide to further reading as well as a selection of new pictures that bring its themes to life. From ghosts, to witches, to pigs on trial for murder, the book uses a range of different case studies to provide fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It is essential reading for all students of early modern history."--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Belief and doubt $x History. 650 0 $a Witchcraft $x History. 650 7 $a Belief and doubt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00830124 650 7 $a Witchcraft. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176327 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217025334.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7B00BC32840911E89478B85797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search