Witchcraft, gender, and society in early modern Germany
| Titel: | Witchcraft, gender, and society in early modern Germany / by Jonathan B. Durrant |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Leiden : Brill, 2010 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 288 Seiten) : Illustrations, Karten |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 124 |
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| ISBN: | 9789047420552 ; 9047420551 ; 9789004160934 ; 9004160930 ; 9789004160934 |
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Using the example of Eichstätt, this book challenges current 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.
