The Geography of Witchcraft

by Montague Summers

The author gives detailed evidence for the accent of Witchcraft set out in his previous volume The History of Witchcraft and Demonology. The epidemic that occurred is treated as it appeared in various countries and comprehensive chapters deal with Greece, Rome, England, Scotland, New England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Genres: Occult, Witchcraft, History, Nonfiction, Magic

636 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1927

About the author

Augustus Montague Summers was an Anglican priest and later convert to Roman Catholicism known primarily for his scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century, as well as for his studies on witches, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. He was responsible for the first English translation, published in 1928, of the notorious 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the Malleus Maleficarum.