Witchcraft narratives in Germany: Rothenburg, 1561-1652

Given the widespread belief in witchcraft and the existence of laws against such practices, why did witch-trials fail to gain momentum and escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe? This book answers this question by examining the rich legal records of the German city of R...

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Autore principale:	Rowlands, Alison
Natura:	Online
Lingua:	inglese
Pubblicazione:	Manchester University Press 2021
Soggetti:	germany folklore witchcraft witches Defamation Early modern period Lutheranism Torture Wettringen (Münsterland) Witch trials in the early modern period Witch-hunt Würth thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history
Accesso online:	341414
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