Witchcraft, Gender and Society in Early Modern Germany
Using the example of Eichstätt, this book challenges current witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. Readership: All those intereste...
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| Natura: | Online |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Brill
2021
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| Accesso online: | 627432 |
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| Riassunto: | Using the example of Eichstätt, this book challenges current witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. Readership: All those interested in the history of witch persecution, gender history, the history of the Catholic Reformation, and the history of early modern Germany. |
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