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 interest...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2007
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| Series: | Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (316 p.) |
| ISBN: | ej.9789004160934.i-288 9789047420552 |
| Access: | Open Access |