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Subject(s)

• Witchcraft—Germany—Eichstätt (Landkreis)—History—16th century [Browse]
• Witchcraft—Germany—Eichstätt (Landkreis)—History—17th century [Browse]
• Trials (Witchcraft)—Germany—Eichstätt (Landkreis)—16th century [Browse]
• Trials (Witchcraft)—Germany—Eichstätt (Landkreis)—17th century [Browse]
• Sex role—Religious aspects [Browse]
• Germany—Social conditions—16th century [Browse]
• Germany—Social conditions—17th century [Browse]

Series

• Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 124. [More in this series]
• Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 124 [More in this series]

Summary note

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 Eichstätt 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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-273) and index.

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Language note

English

Contents

• Preliminary material / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter One. Witch-hunting in Eichstätt / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Two. The witches / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Three. Friends and enemies / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Four. Food and drink / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Five. Sex / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Six. Health / J.B. Durrant
• Chapter Seven. The abuse of authority / J.B. Durrant
• Conclusion / J.B. Durrant
• Appendix 1. The interrogatory of 1617 / J.B. Durrant
• Appendix 2. Occupations of suspected witches or their households / J.B. Durrant
• Bibliography / J.B. Durrant
• Index / J.B. Durrant.

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ISBN

• 1-281-93620-0
• 9786611936204
• 90-474-2055-1

OCLC

• 302420990
• 154227906
• 1048664549

Doi

• 10.1163/ej.9789004160934.i-288

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