Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
- 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
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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Editions
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenAlex scholarly book record | 1999-01-01 | Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and Zoology | English | — | Unknown |
Subjects
- History
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Art
- Literature
- Demonology
- Religious studies
- Political science
- Art history
- Law
- Ancient history
- Classics
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Exorcism
- Politics
- MAGIC (telescope)
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Middle Ages
- Witch
- persecution
- Early modern Europe
- Démon
- Denunciation
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- Catalog id
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