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The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World | John Demos
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A cultural history of witch-hunting from the ancient world through the McCarthy era traces the factors that contribute to outbreaks of cultural paranoia and how people were able to accept hysteria-based beliefs about unlikely supernatural powers and occult activities. 35,000 first printing.
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The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World | John Demos
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An examination of the cultural, societal, and psychological practice of witch-hunts, from the early Christians persecuted in Rome through the Salem witch trials, McCarthy‘s hunt for communists, and the hysteria around child sex-abuse cases and satanic cults in the 1980s. Well written and interesting.

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Leelee08
Leelee08
The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World | John Demos
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My #TBR pile! A history of the Salem witch trials, a French food memoir, and a fun history of the New World, just to name a few. Books have my ❤️.

mllemay I loved Ann Mah's book 👍🏻 8y
Leelee08 @mllemay I've had it on my shelf for a while, but now I'm determined! 😊 8y
LivinginaLibrary I love A Voyage Long and Strange! One of my favorites! The Ann Mah looks fantastic. 8y
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Leelee08 @LivinginaLibrary I'm looking forward to it 😀 8y
MrBook Excellent stack! 8y
Laura317 Oh I want to read How to Cook a Dragon! 8y
LeahBergen I love Tony Horwitz. I have that one and How to Cook a Dragon. I need to get to both! 8y
BookishFeminist The Enemy Within sounds fantastic! 8y
Leelee08 @MrBook Thank you!! 8y
Leelee08 @Laura317 @LeahBergen I worked at a Chinese restaurant for 5 years and loved the people, culture, and the actual Chinese food they cooked for me on special occasions.😊🍜 8y
Leelee08 @BookishFeminist I HAD to have that book as soon as I saw it at the used bookstore😀 8y
SammiJ Oh! I've seen the movie version of 13 hours in Benghazi and it was incredible! I might have to give the book a try.. 8y
Leelee08 @SammiJ I've been wanting to see the movie, too....🤓 8y
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Pishamn2
Pishamn2
The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World | John Demos
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This should be a fun...light read....right?

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