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Libra Esoterica

Witchcraft and Inquisition in early modern Venice

by Jonathan Seitz

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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"In early modern Europe, ideas about nature, God, demons, and occult forces were inextricably connected and much ink and blood was spilled in arguments over the characteristics and boundaries of nature and the supernatural. Seitz uses records of Inquisition witchcraft trials in Venice to uncover how individuals across society, from servants to aristocrats, understood these two fundamental categories. Others have examined this issue from the points of view of religious history, the history of science and medicine, or the history of witchcraft alone, but this work brings these sub-fields together to illuminate comprehensively the complex forces shaping early modern beliefs"-- Provided by publisher.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Occultism and esotericism, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “occult” in the description and “supernatural” in the description.

    • “occult”· in description
    • “supernatural”· in description
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the description, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “witchcraft”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in description
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “Witchcraft”· in edition title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “demons” in the description.

    • “demons”· in description

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Wellcome Collection bibliographic record

xi, 286 pages : map ; 24 cm

2011Cambridge University PressEnglish
  • 9781107011298
  • 1107011299
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