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1 online resource (xxvii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 124 |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 124.
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Contents |
Ch. 1: Witch-hunting in Eichstatt -- ch. 2: The witches -- ch. 3: Friends and enemies -- ch. 4 : Food and drink -- ch. 5: Sex -- ch. 6: Health -- ch. 7: The abuse of authority -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 The interrogatory of 1617 -- Appendix 2 Occupations of suspected witches or their households |
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List of tables, maps and illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter One : Witch-hunting in Eichstltt -- The background -- Witch-hunting in Eichstatt, 1590-1616 -- Witch-hunting in Eichstatt, 1617-1631 -- The pattern of witch-hunting in Eichsttt -- Chapter Two : The witches -- The authorities and the gender of the witch -- The interrogatory and the course of the witch interrogations -- Denunciations -- Denunciations -- the role of the interrogators -- Denunciations -- the role of the witch-suspect -- The social status of the witch -- Conclusion -- PART II -- Chapter Three : Friends and enemies -- Methodology -- The witch and her denouncers -- Barbara Haubner and her denouncers -- Michael Hochenschildt and his denouncers -- Margretha Geiger and her denouncers -- Walburga Knab -- Christoph Lauterer -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four : Food and drink -- Food and drink -- Feasting -- Chapter Five : Sex -- Diabolical seduction -- Same-sex sexual relations -- Fornication and adultery -- Prostitution -- Bestiality and incest -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six : Health -- Healing -- Midwives -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven : The abuse of authority -- The investigation -- Georg Mayr's visit -- Maria Mayr's infidelity -- The warders' abuses -- Fear -- Conclusion -- Witchcraft -- Gender and society -- Appendix 1 The interrogatory of 1617 -- Appendix 2 Occupations of suspected witches or their households -- Bibliography |
Summary |
Using the example of Eichstatt, this book challenges 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 |
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"Recent witchcraft historiography, particularly where it concerns the gender of the witch-suspect, has been dominated by theories of social conflict in which ordinary people colluded in the persecution of the witch sect. The reconstruction of the Eichstatt persecutions (1590-1631) in this book shows that many witchcraft episodes were imposed exclusively 'from above' as part of a programme of Catholic reform. The high proportion of female suspects in these cases resulted from the persecutors' demonology and their interrogation procedures. The confession narratives forced from the suspects reveal a socially integrated, if gendered, community rather than one in crisis. The book is a reminder that an overemphasis on one interpretation cannot adequately account for the many contexts in which witchcraft episodes occurred."--Jacket |
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Early Modern History |
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History |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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Print version record |
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Witchcraft -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- History -- 16th century
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Witchcraft -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- History -- 17th century
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- 16th century
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- 17th century
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Sex role -- Religious aspects.
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Gender identity.
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Medicine -- History -- 17th century.
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Women.
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Catholicism -- history
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Gender Identity
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History, 16th Century
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History, 17th Century
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Social Conditions -- history
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Witchcraft -- history
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Women
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sex role.
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women (female humans)
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Magick Studies.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Witchcraft & Wicca.
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HISTORY -- Renaissance.
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Women
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Medicine
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Gender identity
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Sex role -- Religious aspects
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Social conditions
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Trials (Witchcraft)
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Witchcraft
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Geschlechterrolle
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Hexenverfolgung
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Sozialgeschichte
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Hekserij.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Hexenverfolgung -- Geschlechterrolle -- Deutschland -- Eichstätt (Bistum) -- Geschichte -- 1590-1630.
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 16th century
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 17th century
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Germany |
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Germany
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Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis)
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Eichstätt
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Hochstift Eichstätt
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Eichstätt.
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Eichstätt (Bistum) -- Hexenverfolgung -- Sozialgeschichte -- 1590-1630.
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Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789047420552 |
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9047420551 |
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