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Premodern beliefs and witch trials in a Swedish province, 1669-1672 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Malmstedt, Göran (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from Swedish.
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Sweden > Bohuslän > History > 17th century.
Trials (Witchcraft) > Sweden > Bohuslän > History > 17th century.
Superstition > Sweden > Bohuslän > History > 17th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I: The Bohuslan witch trials
  • 2. The conduct of the trials
  • 3. Accused and accusations
  • 4. Lost at sea
  • Part II: Dimensions of reality
  • 5. Dreams and reality
  • 6. Shape-shifting
  • Part III: Magical domains
  • 7. Powerful emotions
  • 8. Spells and charms
  • 9. Charged matter
  • Part IV: Supernatural powers
  • 10. Gods children
  • 11. In the clutches of Satan
  • 12. Concluding discussion: An enchanted world.