Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History

J. Dillinger

Palgrave Macmillan UK, Nov 22, 2011 - Religion - 255 pages

The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, revealing a magical universe of treasure spirits, and wizards who tried to deal with them. Combining history and anthropology, this study sees treasure hunting as an expression of shifting economic mentalities and changing ideas about history.

About the author

JOHANNES DILLINGER Teaches Early Modern History at the Universities of Mainz, Germany, and Oxford Brookes, UK. He has published extensively on the history of the estates, peasant culture and magic. His work won him a number of prestigious awards and scholarships, among others the Heisenberg Scholarship for outstanding researchers and the Spee Award for major contributions to the history of witchcraft.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History; Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
• Author: J. Dillinger
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011
• ISBN: 0230356907, 9780230356900
• Length: 255 pages
• Subjects: History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); History / Europe / General; History / General; History / Modern / General; History / Social History; History / United States / General; Religion / General; Religion / History