Godly Zeal and Furious Rage (Rle Witchcraft): The Witch in Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781138975309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str.

Geoffrey Robert Quaife

Opis

This work offers a conspectus of historical work on witchcraft in Europe, and shows how many trends converged to form the figure of the witch, and varied from one part of Europe to another. At the root of the persecution of witches is the image of Christian society which the various ruling elites were keen to keep pure. All historians will welcome this ambitious work of synthesis of a highly complex topic.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Fact and Fantasy: An Overview  2. Shaping the Image: The Malleus Tradition and its Critics  3. Magic and Maleficium  4. Heresy and the Diabolical Cult  5. Paganism and Popular Religion  6. Gender, Sex and Misogyny: I  7. Gender, Sex and Misogyny: II  8. Ideology and Authority: The Establishment and Witch Hunting  9. The Law, Torture and Trial  10. Defamation, Deception and Corruption  11. Motivation and the Village Community I, The Witch  12. Motivation and the Village Community II, Victims and Accusers  13. Dreams, Drugs and Madness: Conclusion.  Select Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Quaife, Geoffrey