Witchcraft and Masculinities in Early Modern Europe

Men – as accused witches, witch-hunters, werewolves and the demonically possessed – are the focus of analysis in this collection of essays by leading scholars of early modern European witchcraft. The gendering of witch persecution and witchcraft belief is explored through original case-studies from...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rowlands, Alison (Editor)
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:Men – as accused witches, witch-hunters, werewolves and the demonically possessed – are the focus of analysis in this collection of essays by leading scholars of early modern European witchcraft. The gendering of witch persecution and witchcraft belief is explored through original case-studies from England, Scotland, Italy, Germany and France
Physical Description:XIII, 257 p. 2 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230248373