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Chargement... Witch Hunting in Southwestern Germany, 1562-1684 (1972)par H. C. Erik Midelfort
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 2180 Witch Hunting in Southwestern Germany 1562-1684: The Social and Intellectual Foundations, by H. C. Erik Midelfort (read 19 Jan 1989) This is a thorough study of witch trials in Baden and Wurttemburg from 1562 to 1684. It is not nearly as worthwhile a book as Servants of Satan: The Age of the Witch Hunts, by Joseph Klaits, which I read on 11 Oct 1986. My nine-times great grandmother was the defendant in a witch trial but she was not convicted, and her ordeal was minor compared to what is detailed in this book--but she was not in Baden or Wurttemberg. One wonders why the witch craze is scarcely mentioned in history survey books. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
This book is an analysis of witchcraft and witch hunting as they appeared in southwestern Germany in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Starting from a short analysis of some basic problems in the interpretation of European witchcraft, it proceeds to a study of the shifting denominational views regarding witches and the growth of Catholic orthodoxy. That theoretical vantage yields insight into the patterns in time, space, and confession that characterized all witch hunts in the German Southwest. There follows a narrative analysis of the largest witch hunts and the general crisis of confidence they produced. Analysis is complemented by a summary of what is known about the people accused of witchcraft, as well as an examination of the popular suspicion directed toward old women at the start of most panics and the breakdown of this stereotype as the panics progressed. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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