Witchcraft, gender, and society in early modern Germany /
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
©2007 |
| Series: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ;
v. 124. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | 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. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047420552 9047420551 |
| ISSN: | 1573-4188 ; |