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A serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences throughout history, including the trial of the pig and the walking dead.
Synopsis
Presents an account of some of the extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people. From anecdotes about ghosts to stories of witches and werevolves, this book uses case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and provides insights into the world-view of a vanished age.