The Witch-Hunt; Or, The Triumph Of Morality

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Book Title: Witch-Hunt; Or, the Triumph of Morality

Item Length: 8.5in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: F. G. Bailey

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Eastern, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Asia / India & South Asia, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca)

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 1994

Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 232 Pages