Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe

Behringer, Wolfgang/ Grayson, J. C. (Translator)/ Lederer, David (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0521482585 / ISBN 13: 9780521482585

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1997

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476 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521482585
• ISBN 13: 9780521482585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.95 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is a major, groundbreaking study by a leading scholar of continental witchcraft studies, now made available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. The author has compiled a thorough overview of all known prosecutions for witchcraft in the period 1300-1800, and shows conclusively that witch hunting was not a constant or uniform phenomenon: three-quarters of all known executions for witchcraft were concentrated in the years 1586-1630. The book also investigates the social and political implications of witchcraft, and the complex religious debates between believers and skeptics.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German