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Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe

by Merry E. Wiesner

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

Chronology Reference Map I. Intellectual Foundations and Demonology Stuart Clark, Thinking with Demons: The Idea of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Charles Zika, The Devil's Hoodwink: Seeing and Believing in the World of Sixteenth-Century Witchcraft Gerhild Scholz Williams, Defining Dominion: The Discourses of Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern France and Germany Walter Stevens, Demon Lovers: Witchcraft, Sex, and the Crisis of Belief II. Political, Social, Economic Contexts Brian P. Levack, State-building and Witch Hunting in Early Modern Europe J.T. Swain, The Lancashire Witch Trials of 1612 and 1634 and the Economics of Witchcraft Gabor Klaniczay, Witch Hunting in Hungary: Social or Cultural Tensions? Robin Briggs, Witches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft III. Accusations, Trials, and Panics Wolfgang Behringer, Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe Robert S. Walinski-Kiehl, The Devil's Children: Child Witch-Trials in Early Modern Germany Julian Goodare, The Scottish Witchcraft Panic of 1597 Thor Hall with Herbert W.L. Burhenn, The Making of a Witch: The Guilty Triangle--as Illustrated in the Case Against Elline Klokkers of Gjerpen IV. Gender and Witchcraft Hans Peter Broedel, The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief Lyndal Roper, Witchcraft and Fantasy in Early Modern Germany Diane Purkiss, Women's Stories of Witchcraft in Early Modern England: The House, The Body, the Child Sally Scully, Marriage or a Career? Witchcraft as an Alternative in Seventeenth-Century Venice Suggestion for Further Reading

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Why this book is in the catalog

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

  • Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • Magic· in description
    • Magic· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

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

    • witchcraft· via OpenAlex
    • Witchcraft· in title
    • Witchcraft· in description
    • witches· in description
    • Witchcraft· in edition title
  • Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the description, “demons” in the description, “Demonology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • Demonology· in description
    • demons· in description
    • Demonology· in subject
    • Exorcism· in subject

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1999-01-01Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglishUnknown

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