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This sourcebook provides a systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. It weaves scholarly commentary with never-before-published primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery, secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession, full trial transcripts, and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words.

Witchcraft --- Magic --- History. --- Law and legislation --- witchcraft, magic, trials, laws, possession, Social Conditions, polish translation.