The oxford handbook of witchcraft in early modern europe and colonial america

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A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.



The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical crime and prosecuting tens of thousands of women and men for this offence. The trials resulted in as many as fifty thousand executions. These essays study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. They also relate these prosecutions to the Catholic and Protestant reformations, the introduction of new forms of criminal procedure, medical and scientific thought, the process of state-building, profound social and economic change, early modern patterns of gender relations, and the wave of demonic possessions that occurred in Europe at the same time. The essays survey the current state of knowledge in the field, explore the academic controversies that have arisen regarding witch beliefs and witch trials, propose new ways of studying the subject, and identify areas for future research.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 november 2014

Aantal pagina's: 630

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Brian P. Levack

Hoofdredacteur: Brian P. Levack

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 178 mm

Product hoogte: 38 mm

Product lengte: 254 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 178 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 38 mm

Verpakking lengte: 254 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1134 g

EAN: 9780198723639

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