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About the work. A Trial of Witches: A Seventeenth Century Witchcra (ISBN 9780415171090) presents a riveting examination of the trials, beliefs, and social dynamics that shaped early modern witchcraft accusations, offering both scholarly rigor and palpable narrative energy.
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The book delves into seventeenth-century witch trials, unpacking how legal procedures, community tensions, gendered power, and emerging scientific thought collided in cases of alleged witchcraft. Through careful analysis of trial records, confessions, and contemporary discourse, it reveals the human stakes behind verdicts and the intricate web of superstition and authority that sustained them.
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About the author. Bunn and Ivan, noted scholars in the history of witchcraft and early modern Europe, bring together rigorous archival research and accessible narrative voice. Their collaborative work synthesizes years of study on legal history, gender, and the social imagination of witchcraft to illuminate how seventeenth-century communities constructed and contested the boundary between credulity and credence.
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In brief, the book illuminates the mechanisms of witch trials and their enduring cultural significance, offering a nuanced portrait of fear, power, and belief in a pivotal era.
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Paperback
Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 308 Seiten, Publiziert: 1997-10-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.57 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1426503, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Business,… More...
1997
ISBN: 0415171091
[EAN: 9780415171090], Neubuch, [PU: Taylor & Francis], HISTORY - GENERAL EUROPE GREAT BRITAIN BODY, MIND & SPIRIT WITCHCRAFT (SEE ALSO RELIGION WICCA) SOCIAL SCIENCE WOMEN'S STUDIES ROSE … More...
ISBN: 9780415171090
Routledge, 1997. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 284 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches., Routledge, 1997, 6
ISBN: 9780415171090
Routledge, 1997-11-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!, Routledge, 1997-11-05, 6
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About the work
About the work. A Trial of Witches: A Seventeenth Century Witchcra (ISBN 9780415171090) presents a riveting examination of the trials, beliefs, and social dynamics that shaped early modern witchcraft accusations, offering both scholarly rigor and palpable narrative energy.
Summary
The book delves into seventeenth-century witch trials, unpacking how legal procedures, community tensions, gendered power, and emerging scientific thought collided in cases of alleged witchcraft. Through careful analysis of trial records, confessions, and contemporary discourse, it reveals the human stakes behind verdicts and the intricate web of superstition and authority that sustained them.
About the author
About the author. Bunn and Ivan, noted scholars in the history of witchcraft and early modern Europe, bring together rigorous archival research and accessible narrative voice. Their collaborative work synthesizes years of study on legal history, gender, and the social imagination of witchcraft to illuminate how seventeenth-century communities constructed and contested the boundary between credulity and credence.
In brief
In brief, the book illuminates the mechanisms of witch trials and their enduring cultural significance, offering a nuanced portrait of fear, power, and belief in a pivotal era.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780415171090
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0415171091
Paperback
Publishing year: 1997
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Core >1 >T
288 Pages
Weight: 0,472 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0415171091
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0-415-17109-1, 978-0-415-17109-0
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Book author: geis, bury
Book title: trial, witches and witchcraft, prosecution, seventeenth witch, two little witches
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