Imagining the witch emotions, gender, and selfhood in early modern Germany
The Holy Roman Empire was the heartland of the witch craze, with around 23,000 witches executed in the early modern period. In this work, Laura Kounine uses case studies of witch trials in early modern Wèurttemberg to examine how people sought to identify witches, and the ways in which ordinary men...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Emotions in history / Emotions in history
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The Holy Roman Empire was the heartland of the witch craze, with around 23,000 witches executed in the early modern period. In this work, Laura Kounine uses case studies of witch trials in early modern Wèurttemberg to examine how people sought to identify witches, and the ways in which ordinary men and women fought for their life to avoid the stake |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191839580 |