Between the Devil and the Host
Author | : Michael Ostling |
Publisher | : Past & Present Book |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2011-11-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199587902 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199587906 |
Rating | : 4/5 (906 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Between the Devil and the Host by : Michael Ostling
Download or read book Between the Devil and the Host written by Michael Ostling and published by Past & Present Book. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in English, Michael Ostling tells the story of the imagined Polish witches, showing how ordinary peasant-women got caught in webs of suspicion and accusation, finally confessing under torture to the most heinous of crimes.