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Title: The History of Witchcraft
Author: Lois Martin
Narrator: Brogan West
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-14-09
Publisher: Matrix Digital Publishing
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 34 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
The witch in history was a very different creature from her modern counterpart, and this book sets out to explore the historical background to the European witchcraft phenomenon. It examines in detail the growth of the ideological, cultural and legal concepts that eventually led to the carnage of the Witch Craze in the 16th and 17th centuries, which, it is estimated, may have claimed the lives of around 40,000 people.
For both Medieval and Reformation scholars alike the Devil and all his works were a very real threat. Their conviction that witches were the servants of Satan led to the formation of perhaps one of the greatest conspiracy theories of all time: a belief that witches were working in league with the Devil in a diabolical plot against all Christendom.
Witches were transformed from poor deluded old women who rode out at night with the pagan goddess Diana into devil-worshipping heretics who became the focus of a centuries-long, Europe-wide campaign determined to seek out and destroy this evil wherever it was to be found, regardless of whether any of its victims were actually guilty or not.
Members Reviews:
A brief look at the history of Witchcraft
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. It is a brief look at the ideas and origins that created the witchcraft scare from the 13th to 17th centuries and helped fuel the mania that brought about the Witch Hunts from Europe to America.
The reader Brogan West does a good job telling the tale.
My only complaint is he makes one mistake and corrects it and this should have been edited out.
If your interested in this history I recommend this audiobook.
I Really Liked this Brief History
This book was a great concise history of witchcraft. I really liked the discussion of the Keys of Solomon and demonology and how it fit with magic users and witches. I also found the narrator to be extremly nice to listen to. I think his accent added a lot to the subject matter. The only reaason I'm not giving it five stars is that I was disappointed in it's short length.
Great Information - Not So Great Performance
If you could sum up The History of Witchcraft in three words, what would they be?
Great Information - Not So Great Performance
What didnt you like about Brogan Wests performance?
His reading was practically monotone.He read like he could care less about the information; no inflection, no interest.In fact, there was one section that he goofed...rather than re-record, he took a deep sigh (which totally sounded like he knew he flubbed, but didn't care) and just repeated the line.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There were certain parts (ex: history of Satan) that made me go back and listen again.It was great to have this information in one "location".
Any additional comments?
Eliza Floss did an AMAZING job with "Witches - Salem 1692"Too bad Brogan didn't listen to Eliza read first.
Enlightening
Would you listen to The History of Witchcraft again? Why?
No, I don't think so.
