An absolutely excellent academic overview of the history and historiography of witch beliefs, placed in a world context. Highly recommend if you have an interest, particularly in early modern European witch beliefs, and have a passing knowledge of the history and historiography.

(Although it's not required, you'd get more from Hutton's critique of the developments and trends in witchcraft historiography if you knew the works of [a:Richard Kieckhefer|184604|Richard Kieckhefer|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png], [a:Carlo Ginzburg|40230|Carlo Ginzburg|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392573232p2/40230.jpg], [a:Norman Cohn|53186|Norman Cohn|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png], [a:Robin Briggs|41776|Robin Briggs|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], [a:Lyndal Roper|223364|Lyndal Roper|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png], to name just a few titans.)