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lxi, 79 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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| Summary |
"Elizabeth Lorentz was a young maid servant in early modern Germany who believed herself to be tormented by the devil, and who was eventually brought to trial in 1667. The trial grappled with the question of whether Lorentz was a willing accomplice of the devil or suffering from melancholy as a result of her previous sins. To provide readers with historical context, Morton includes an introduction to the early modern issues of demonic pact, possession, and spiritual melancholy, and as a supplement, a contemporary record of demonic possession of another young woman. The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz provides excellent insight into the complexities of Protestant attitudes to melancholy and the Devil, and into the circumstances of young women in early modern Europe."-- Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-76) and index. |
| Contents |
Elizabeth Lorentz and the devil -- The trial of Elizabeth Lorentz -- A world disordered -- Martin Luther and the protestant reformation -- The protestant reformation in Brunswick -- Elizabeth's place in a Lutheran urban household -- Religious instruction -- The devil and the concept of anfechtung -- The demonic pact -- Demonic possession -- Melancholy -- Conclusion. |
| Language |
Includes original text and English translations of German court documents. |
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Lorentz, Elizabeth, 1647- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- History -- 17th century.
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Demoniac possession -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- Cases -- History -- 17th century.
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Women household employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- History -- 17th century.
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Women household employees -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst01734129
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Trials (Witchcraft) (OCoLC)fst01156425
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Demoniac possession. (OCoLC)fst00890193
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Reformation. (OCoLC)fst01092555
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Women household employees. (OCoLC)fst01734125
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Germany -- Braunschweig.
(OCoLC)fst01202770
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Trials, litigation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423712
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Case studies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Morton, Peter A., 1952- compiler, editor.
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Dähms, Barbara, 1954- translator.
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| ISBN |
9781442634916 paperback |
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144263491X paperback |
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9781442634923 hardcover |
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1442634928 hardcover |
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9781442634930 HTML |
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9781442634947 PDF |
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