{"product_id":"razor-for-a-goat","title":"Razor for a Goat","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1962, Elliot Rose's \u003ci\u003eA Razor for a Goat\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of witchcraft as a religion, whether the religion was a form of pagan survival or a depraved Christian (or anti-Christian) heresy. Rose surveyed witch-scares, fairy folklore, 'ritual' deaths, the Canon \u003ci\u003eEpiscopi\u003c\/i\u003e, and goliards for evidence for witchcraft, and to make some suggestions about the reality behind the popular beliefs on witchcraft societies and Sabbats. One of the first studies to debunk the dominant theory of the time that witchcraft had been an organized pre-Christian religion, \u003ci\u003eA Razor for a Goat\u003c\/i\u003e is listed on many anthropology, religion, and history course bibliographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThis reprint has a ten-page foreword by Richard Kieckhefer that gives a historiographical examination of the importance of this book, and situates it within the discipline today. Closely reasoned, and written with a rare wit, \u003ci\u003eA Razor for a Goat\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic study and excellent survey of the literature and history of witchcraft.","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222649753944,"sku":"9780802067685","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802067685__67730e942c167.jpg?v=1741160390","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/razor-for-a-goat","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}