Landscapes of fear

Pantheon Books

1979

262 p.

9780394420356

Contents: Introduction ; Fear in the growing child ; The child as unformed nature ; «Fearless» societies ; Fear of nature : great hunters and pioneer farmers ; Natural calamities and famines ; Fear in the medieval world ; Fear of disease ; Fear of human nature : witches ; Fear of human nature : ghosts ; Violence and fear in the countryside ; Fear in the city ; Public humiliation and execution ; Exile and confinement ; The open circle ; Fears : past and present

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