Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England, 1550-1750
by James Sharpe
- First published:
- 20th century
- Language: English
Witchcraft in Elizabethan and early Stuart England: witchcraft and elite mentalities witchcraft in popular culture the theological and legal bases for witch-hunting. Five themes: patterns of prosecution and punishment England's mass witch-hunt - east Anglia, 1645-7 accusations, counter-measures and the local community women and witchcraft possession. The problem of decline: the growth of judicial scepticism a changing religious context science and the decline of witchcraft.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession and Witchcraft and folk magic.
Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the description, and “Witchcraft” in the edition title.
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- “Witchcraft”· in title
- “Witchcraft”· in description
- “Witchcraft”· in edition title
Retained metadata contains “possession” in the description and “possession” in the subject metadata.
- “possession”· in description
- “possession”· in subject
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenAlex scholarly book record | 1996-01-01 | Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and Zoology | English | — | Unknown |
Subjects
- History
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Psychology
- Theology
- Archaeology
- Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Political science
- Law
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Politics
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Ethnology
- Context (archaeology)
- Ecology
- Witch
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
- New England
- Skepticism
- Possession (linguistics)
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Criminology
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Elite
- Punishment (psychology)
- False accusation
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