If you cannot find the Robbins PDF, buy the Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic (2023) or search for "Joseph Hansen's Quellen und Untersuchungen " (1901) on Google Books—Hansen is the German scholar Robbins borrowed from most heavily. Have you found a clean scan of the Robbins encyclopedia? Or do you know where the original manuscripts cited in the book are stored? Let me know in the comments—just don't post direct links to pirated files.
No. Support the remaining archival copies. Borrow it via Interlibrary Loan or buy a battered used copy. If you cannot find the Robbins PDF, buy
Because the book is out of print (original publisher Crown, later Bonanza Books), there is no official ebook. Consequently, many researchers look for a scanned PDF. Let me know in the comments—just don't post
If you find a scan, check plate number 47 (the "Witches’ Kitchen"). If you can't see the whiskers on the cat, you have a bad copy. Should you read it? Yes—if you are a historical novelist, a folklorist, or a true crime writer researching the psychology of the witch trials. Borrow it via Interlibrary Loan or buy a battered used copy
If you have ever fallen down a rabbit hole researching the Malleus Maleficarum, the Salem trials, or the difference between a lamia and a succubus, you have probably stumbled upon the name Rossell Hope Robbins .
If you cannot find the Robbins PDF, buy the Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic (2023) or search for "Joseph Hansen's Quellen und Untersuchungen " (1901) on Google Books—Hansen is the German scholar Robbins borrowed from most heavily. Have you found a clean scan of the Robbins encyclopedia? Or do you know where the original manuscripts cited in the book are stored? Let me know in the comments—just don't post direct links to pirated files.
No. Support the remaining archival copies. Borrow it via Interlibrary Loan or buy a battered used copy.
Because the book is out of print (original publisher Crown, later Bonanza Books), there is no official ebook. Consequently, many researchers look for a scanned PDF.
If you find a scan, check plate number 47 (the "Witches’ Kitchen"). If you can't see the whiskers on the cat, you have a bad copy. Should you read it? Yes—if you are a historical novelist, a folklorist, or a true crime writer researching the psychology of the witch trials.
If you have ever fallen down a rabbit hole researching the Malleus Maleficarum, the Salem trials, or the difference between a lamia and a succubus, you have probably stumbled upon the name Rossell Hope Robbins .