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Talking to Devils and Angels in Scandinavia 1500 1800
Author | : Soili-Maria Olli,Arne Bugge Amundsen |
Publsiher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2013-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0230005209 |
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The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe
Author | : E. Bever |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2008-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230582118 |
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Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.
Man as Witch
Author | : R. Schulte |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2009-06-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230240742 |
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Witch-hunts in Central Europe were by no means focused only on women; one in four alleged witches was male. This study analyzes and describes the witch trials of men in French and German-speaking regions, opening up a little known chapter of early modern times, and revealing the conflicts from which witch-hunts of men evolved.
Charms Charmers and Charming
Author | : J. Roper |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2008-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230583535 |
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Bringing together many of today's key scholars of verbal charming, these essays cover vernacular magical texts and practice from Malaysia to Madagascar, and from England to Estonia. As the most comprehensive collection of research on charms, charmers and charming available in the English language, it forms an essential reader on the topic.
Witchcraft and belief in Early Modern Scotland
Author | : J. Goodare,L. Martin,J. Miller |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2007-12-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230591400 |
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This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements.
Demons of Urban Reform
Author | : Laura Patricia Stokes |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2011-03-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230309043 |
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A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witchcraft fears and social control on the other.
Witchcraft and Masculinities in Early Modern Europe
Author | : A. Rowlands |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2009-10-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230248373 |
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Men – as accused witches, witch-hunters, werewolves and the demonically possessed – are the focus of analysis in this collection of essays by leading scholars of early modern European witchcraft. The gendering of witch persecution and witchcraft belief is explored through original case-studies from England, Scotland, Italy, Germany and France.
Witchcraft and Demonology in South West England 1640 1789
Author | : J. Barry |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2011-12-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780230361386 |
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Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.