Witchcraft, Gender and Society in Early Modern Germany

By: Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: English Publication details: Brill 2007Description: 1 electronic resource (316 p.)ISBN:
  • ej.9789004160934.i-288
  • 9789047420552
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Using the example of Eichstätt, this book challenges current witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. Readership: All those interested in the history of witch persecution, gender history, the history of the Catholic Reformation, and the history of early modern Germany.
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Using the example of Eichstätt, this book challenges current witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. Readership: All those interested in the history of witch persecution, gender history, the history of the Catholic Reformation, and the history of early modern Germany.

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