Unclean Spirits - (Anniversary Collection) by D P Walker (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Review Quotes

"A brilliant little book, the implications of which are far-reaching."-- "Lawrence Stone, New York Review of Books"

"A wonderful little book. . . . Not only does it shed light on the topics of possession and exorcism but also larger subjects, such as witchcraft, magic, and the religiously oriented society of the early modern period, are illuminated as well."-- "American Historical Review"

"Brilliant and penetrating."-- "London Review of Books"