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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| Formato: | Electrónico Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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Brill
2007
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| Colección: | Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
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| Acceso en línea: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 electronic resource (316 p.) |
| ISBN: | ej.9789004160934.i-288 9789047420552 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |