Witchcraft narratives in Germany Rothenburg 1561-1652
This text looks at why witch-trials failed to escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Using the legal records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the book explores the social and psychological conflicts behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester, UK ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
2003.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in early modern European history. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32507161*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Map: place of origin of the sixty-five people involved in witchtrials in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709
- Introduction
- 'An honourable man should not talk about that which he cannot prove': slander and speech about witchcraft
- The devil's power to delude: elite beliefs about witchcraft and magic
- 'One cannot ... hope to obtain the slightest certainty from him': the first child-witch in Rothenburg, 1587
- 'When will the burning start here?': the Catholic challenge during the Thirty Years' War
- Seduction, poison and magical theft: gender and contemporary fantasies of witchcraft
- 'God will punish both poor and rich': the idioms and risks of defiance in the trial of Margaretha Horn, 1652
- Conclusion
- Appendix: trials for witchcraft in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709.
