Title: Witchcraft, lycanthropy, drugs, and disease : an anthropological study of the European witch-hunts / H. Sidky.

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# Witchcraft, lycanthropy, drugs, and disease : an anthropological study of the European witch-hunts / H. Sidky.

*   H. Sidky

Date:[1997]

*   Books 

## About this work

### Publication/Creation

New York : Peter Lang, [1997]

### Physical description

xiv, 330 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

### Series

*   [American university studies.](http://wellcomecollection.org/search/works?partOf.title=American+university+studies.)
*   [American university studies. Series XI, Anthropology and sociology](http://wellcomecollection.org/search/works?partOf.title=American+university+studies.+Series+XI%2C+Anthropology+and+sociology)

### Contributors

*   [H. Sidky](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/yusmv55y)

### Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographic references and index

### Notes

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Coutts

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*   [English](http://wellcomecollection.org/search/works?languages=eng)

## Subjects

*   [Werewolves History](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/cs7xb3ex)
*   [Witchcraft history](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/gtcaqhmt)
*   [Prejudice](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/vz9gy74h)
*   [Religion](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/s595gers)
*   [Disease Outbreaks history](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/e6nbgznu)
*   [Psychotropic Drugs](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/u4rk4a6g)
*   [Europe](http://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/mcfyqjhb)

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*   0820433543

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