Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736–1951

Davies examines the persistence of witchcraft belief in England between the repeal of the witchcraft statutes and the Fraudulent Mediums Act. Using newspapers, court records and folklore, he documents assaults on suspected witches, cunning-folk, popular magic and the attitudes of educated elites. The book demonstrates that belief in witchcraft did not end with the trials, and is valuable for historians of modern popular culture.