Man as Witch Male Witches in Central Europe

Witch-hunts in Central Europe were by no means focused only on women; one in four alleged witches was male. This study analyzes and describes the witch trials of men in French and German-speaking regions, opening up a little known chapter of early modern times, and revealing the conflicts from which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schulte, Rolf
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2009, 2009
Series:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Witch-hunts in Central Europe were by no means focused only on women; one in four alleged witches was male. This study analyzes and describes the witch trials of men in French and German-speaking regions, opening up a little known chapter of early modern times, and revealing the conflicts from which witch-hunts of men evolved
Physical Description:XI, 325 p online resource
ISBN:9780230240742