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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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2007
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Series: | Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
124 |
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Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: 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 |