Witchcraft Witch Hunting And Politics In Early Modern England
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Author |
: Peter Elmer |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198717720 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198717725 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern England by : Peter Elmer
Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern England constitutes a wide-ranging and original overview of the place of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the broader culture of early modern England. Based on a mass of new evidence extracted from a range of archives, both local and national, it seeks to relate the rise and decline of belief in witchcraft, alongside the legal prosecution of witches, to the wider political culture of the period. Building on the seminal work of scholars such as Stuart Clark, Ian Bostridge, and Jonathan Barry, Peter Elmer demonstrates how learned discussion of witchcraft, as well as the trials of those suspected of the crime, were shaped by religious and political imperatives in the period from the passage of the witchcraft statute of 1563 to the repeal of the various laws on witchcraft. In the process, Elmer sheds new light upon various issues relating to the role of witchcraft in English society, including the problematic relationship between puritanism and witchcraft as well as the process of decline.
Author |
: Brian P. Levack |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 508 |
Release |
: 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317875598 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317875591 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe by : Brian P. Levack
Between 1450 and 1750 thousands of people – most of them women – were accused, prosecuted and executed for the crime of witchcraft. The witch-hunt was not a single event; it comprised thousands of individual prosecutions, each shaped by the religious and social dimensions of the particular area as well as political and legal factors. Brian Levack sorts through the proliferation of theories to provide a coherent introduction to the subject, as well as contributing to the scholarly debate. The book: Examines why witchcraft prosecutions took place, how many trials and victims there were, and why witch-hunting eventually came to an end. Explores the beliefs of both educated and illiterate people regarding witchcraft. Uses regional and local studies to give a more detailed analysis of the chronological and geographical distribution of witch-trials. Emphasises the legal context of witchcraft prosecutions. Illuminates the social, economic and political history of early modern Europe, and in particular the position of women within it. In this fully updated third edition of his exceptional study, Levack incorporates the vast amount of literature that has emerged since the last edition. He substantially extends his consideration of the decline of the witch-hunt and goes further in his exploration of witch-hunting after the trials, especially in contemporary Africa. New illustrations vividly depict beliefs about witchcraft in early modern Europe.
Author |
: Peter Elmer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0191787205 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780191787201 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern England by : Peter Elmer
Author |
: James Sharpe |
Publisher |
: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 1997-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0812216334 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780812216332 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Instruments of Darkness by : James Sharpe
The first comprehensive scholarly history of witchcraft in England in over eighty years.
Author |
: Brian P. Levack |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 645 |
Release |
: 2013-03-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191648830 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191648833 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America by : Brian P. Levack
The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to have made pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical crime and prosecuting tens of thousands of women and men for this offence. The trials resulted in as many as fifty thousand executions. These essays study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. They also relate these prosecutions to the Catholic and Protestant reformations, the introduction of new forms of criminal procedure, medical and scientific thought, the process of state-building, profound social and economic change, early modern patterns of gender relations, and the wave of demonic possessions that occurred in Europe at the same time. The essays survey the current state of knowledge in the field, explore the academic controversies that have arisen regarding witch beliefs and witch trials, propose new ways of studying the subject, and identify areas for future research.
Author |
: Deborah Willis |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2018-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501711602 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501711601 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Malevolent Nurture by : Deborah Willis
In Malevolent Nurture, Deborah Willis explores the dynamics of witchcraft accusation through legal documents, pamphlet literature, religious tracts, and the plays of Shakespeare.
Author |
: James Sharpe |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 2014-06-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317881308 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317881303 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft in Early Modern England by : James Sharpe
With the renewed interest in the history of witches and witchcraft, this timely book provides an introduction to this fascinating topic, informed by the main trends of new thinking on the subject. Beginning with a discussion of witchcraft in the early modern period, and charting the witch panics that took place at this time, the author goes on to look at the historical debate surrounding the causes of the legal persecution of witches. Contemporary views of witchcraft put forward by judges, theological writers and the medical profession are examined, as is the place of witchcraft in the popular imagination. Jim Sharpe also looks at the gender dimensions of the witch persecution, and the treatment of witchcraft in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Supported by a range of compelling documents, the book concludes with an exploration of why witch panics declined in the late seventeenth century and early eighteenth century.
Author |
: Deborah Willis |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801430046 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801430046 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Malevolent Nurture by : Deborah Willis
Author is an alumna of Evanston Township High School, class of 1970.
Author |
: Brian P. Levack |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 645 |
Release |
: 2013-03-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199578160 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199578168 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America by : Brian P. Levack
A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.
Author |
: Jonathan Barry |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1998-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521638755 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521638753 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe by : Jonathan Barry
This important collection brings together both established figures and new researchers to offer fresh perspectives on the ever-controversial subject of the history of witchcraft. Using Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic as a starting point, the contributors explore the changes of the last twenty-five years in the understanding of early modern witchcraft, and suggest new approaches, especially concerning the cultural dimensions of the subject. Witchcraft cases must be understood as power struggles, over gender and ideology as well as social relationships, with a crucial role played by alternative representations. Witchcraft was always a contested idea, never fully established in early modern culture but much harder to dislodge than has usually been assumed. The essays are European in scope, with examples from Germany, France, and the Spanish expansion into the New World, as well as a strong core of English material.