What is the recommended reading order for this series?

The volumes stand alone as independent scholarly studies. You may read them in any order that matches your interest in early modern Europe, the Enlightenment, or Salem history.

Do the books overlap in content significantly?

While themes repeat, each title focuses on distinct periods and authors. Works cover early modern demonology, Enlightenment magic, and specific spectral cases like Salem, offering varied academic angles on witchcraft.

What historical periods do these volumes cover?

The series covers early modern Europe and the Enlightenment. Specific titles examine demonology in early modern texts, magic during the Enlightenment, and spectral beliefs at Salem, providing broad chronological coverage.

Reading order & editions

Routledge Studies in Witchcraft History Series

8 books in the catalog · Routledge

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe

The Science of Demons: Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil

Series authors

Writers represented in Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic

A short note on each author and their books in this series.

Jan Machielsen

2 books in the series

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Julian Goodare

2 books in the series

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Matt Goldish

2 books in the series

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Series reading order: Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic

1 Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe · 2020 $200.00 View →
2 Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe · 2020 $57.99 View →
3 The Science of Demons: Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil · 2020 $45.99 View →
4 The Science of Demons: Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil · 2020 $170.00 View →
5 Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment · 2022 $189.99 View →
6 Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Enlightenment · 2022 $58.99 View →
7 Science and Specters at Salem · 2024 $225.00 View →
8 Science and Specters at Salem · 2024 $57.99 View →

This series publishes rigorous academic research into the history of occult practices and supernatural beliefs. Routledge is a respected publisher of scholarly works, ensuring high editorial standards for these volumes. The books relate to each other through shared themes of demonology, magic, and witchcraft across different historical periods. Readers will find focused studies on early modern Europe, the Enlightenment, and specific events like Salem. Each volume offers distinct scholarly perspectives on how authors and societies understood demons and ghosts. The collection provides a comprehensive view of how these subjects were treated in historical texts. It serves researchers and students interested in the intellectual history of magic and its cultural impact over time.