| Description |
x, 477 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
Translation of: Haxornas Europa 1400-1700. |
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"New as paperback first published 1993"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [446]-466) and index. |
| Contents |
Witchcraft and Catholic theology / Julio Caro Baroja -- Protestant demonology : sin, superstition, and society (c.1520-c.1630) / Stuart Clark -- Inquisitorial law and the witch / John Tedeschi -- Deciphering the Sabbath / Carlo Ginzburg -- Satanic myths and cultural reality / Robert Muchembled -- 'Fantasticall and devilishe persons' : European witch-beliefs in comparative perspective / Robert Rowland -- 'The ladies from outside' : an archaic pattern of the witches' Sabbath / Gustav Henningsen -- Hungary : the accusations and the universe of popular magic / Gabor Klaniczay -- Estonia I : werewolves and poisoners / Maia Madar -- Estonia II : the crusade against idolatry / Juhan Kahk. |
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Sweden : the mass burning (1668-76) / Bengt Ankarloo -- Finland : the male domination / Antero Heikkinen and Timo Kervinen -- Denmark : the sociology of accusations / Jens Christian V. Johansen -- Norway : the criminological context / Hans Eyvind Naess -- Iceland : sorcerers and paganism / Kirsten Hastrup -- Portugal : a scrupulous inquisition / Francisco Bethencourt -- Scandinavian witchcraft in Anglo-American perspective / E. William Monter -- The comparative approach to European witchcraft / Peter Burke. |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- Europe -- History.
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Witchcraft -- Scandinavia -- History.
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| Added Author |
Ankarloo, Bengt, 1935-
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Henningsen, Gustav.
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| ISBN |
0198203888 |
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9780198203889 |
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