Witchcraft narratives in Germany : Rothenburg 1561-1652 /
Rowlands, Alison,
Witchcraft narratives in Germany : Rothenburg 1561-1652 / Alison Rowlands. - 1 online resource (248 pages) : 1 map - - Studies in early modern European history . - Studies in early modern European history. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238 and index.
Map: place of origin of the sixty-five people involved in witchtrials in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709 -- Introduction -- 'An honourable man should not talk about that which he cannot prove': slander and speech about witchcraft -- The devil's power to delude: elite beliefs about witchcraft and magic -- 'One cannot ... hope to obtain the slightest certainty from him': the first child-witch in Rothenburg, 1587 -- 'When will the burning start here?': the Catholic challenge during the Thirty Years' War -- Seduction, poison and magical theft: gender and contemporary fantasies of witchcraft -- 'God will punish both poor and rich': the idioms and risks of defiance in the trial of Margaretha Horn, 1652 -- Conclusion -- trials for witchcraft in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709. Appendix:
This text looks at why witch-trials failed to escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Using the legal records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the book explores the social and psychological conflicts behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781526137982 1417576375 9781417576371 9781847790248 1847790240 9781781700167 1781700168 1526137984 9786610733873 6610733872 9781847795205 184779520X
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018370614 Uk
1500-1699
Geschichte 1561-1652.
Witchcraft--History--Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber--16th century.
Witchcraft--History--Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber--17th century.
Humanities.
History.
Regional and national history.
European history.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Witchcraft & Wicca.
HISTORY--General.--Europe
Witchcraft.
Hexenverfolgung
Heksenprocessen.
Hekserij.
Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Multi-User.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
BF1583 / .R69 2003eb
133.4/3/094332
Witchcraft narratives in Germany : Rothenburg 1561-1652 / Alison Rowlands. - 1 online resource (248 pages) : 1 map - - Studies in early modern European history . - Studies in early modern European history. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238 and index.
Map: place of origin of the sixty-five people involved in witchtrials in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709 -- Introduction -- 'An honourable man should not talk about that which he cannot prove': slander and speech about witchcraft -- The devil's power to delude: elite beliefs about witchcraft and magic -- 'One cannot ... hope to obtain the slightest certainty from him': the first child-witch in Rothenburg, 1587 -- 'When will the burning start here?': the Catholic challenge during the Thirty Years' War -- Seduction, poison and magical theft: gender and contemporary fantasies of witchcraft -- 'God will punish both poor and rich': the idioms and risks of defiance in the trial of Margaretha Horn, 1652 -- Conclusion -- trials for witchcraft in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709. Appendix:
This text looks at why witch-trials failed to escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Using the legal records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the book explores the social and psychological conflicts behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781526137982 1417576375 9781417576371 9781847790248 1847790240 9781781700167 1781700168 1526137984 9786610733873 6610733872 9781847795205 184779520X
GBA3Z0529 bnb GBB799994 bnb
018370614 Uk
1500-1699
Geschichte 1561-1652.
Witchcraft--History--Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber--16th century.
Witchcraft--History--Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber--17th century.
Humanities.
History.
Regional and national history.
European history.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Witchcraft & Wicca.
HISTORY--General.--Europe
Witchcraft.
Hexenverfolgung
Heksenprocessen.
Hekserij.
Germany--Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Multi-User.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
BF1583 / .R69 2003eb
133.4/3/094332