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1 online resource (xxvii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions,
1573-4188 ;
v. 124
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 124.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1: Witch-hunting in Eichstatt -- ch. 2: The witches -- ch. 3: Friends and enemies -- ch. 4 : Food and drink -- ch. 5: Sex -- ch. 6: Health -- ch. 7: The abuse of authority -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 The interrogatory of 1617 -- Appendix 2 Occupations of suspected witches or their households. |
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List of tables, maps and illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter One : Witch-hunting in Eichstltt -- The background -- Witch-hunting in Eichstatt, 1590-1616 -- Witch-hunting in Eichstatt, 1617-1631 -- The pattern of witch-hunting in Eichsttt -- Chapter Two : The witches -- The authorities and the gender of the witch -- The interrogatory and the course of the witch interrogations -- Denunciations -- Denunciations -- the role of the interrogators -- Denunciations -- the role of the witch-suspect -- The social status of the witch -- Conclusion -- PART II -- Chapter Three : Friends and enemies -- Methodology -- The witch and her denouncers -- Barbara Haubner and her denouncers -- Michael Hochenschildt and his denouncers -- Margretha Geiger and her denouncers -- Walburga Knab -- Christoph Lauterer -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four : Food and drink -- Food and drink -- Feasting -- Chapter Five : Sex -- Diabolical seduction -- Same-sex sexual relations -- Fornication and adultery -- Prostitution -- Bestiality and incest -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six : Health -- Healing -- Midwives -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven : The abuse of authority -- The investigation -- Georg Mayr's visit -- Maria Mayr's infidelity -- The warders' abuses -- Fear -- Conclusion -- Witchcraft -- Gender and society -- Appendix 1 The interrogatory of 1617 -- Appendix 2 Occupations of suspected witches or their households -- Bibliography. |
| Summary |
Using the example of Eichstatt, this book challenges witchcraft historiography by arguing that the gender of the witch-suspect was a product of the interrogation process and that the stable communities affected by persecution did not collude in its escalation. |
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"Recent witchcraft historiography, particularly where it concerns the gender of the witch-suspect, has been dominated by theories of social conflict in which ordinary people colluded in the persecution of the witch sect. The reconstruction of the Eichstatt persecutions (1590-1631) in this book shows that many witchcraft episodes were imposed exclusively 'from above' as part of a programme of Catholic reform. The high proportion of female suspects in these cases resulted from the persecutors' demonology and their interrogation procedures. The confession narratives forced from the suspects reveal a socially integrated, if gendered, community rather than one in crisis. The book is a reminder that an overemphasis on one interpretation cannot adequately account for the many contexts in which witchcraft episodes occurred."--Jacket. |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- History -- 16th century.
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Witchcraft. |
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Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) |
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History. |
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16th century |
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Witchcraft -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- 16th century.
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Trials (Witchcraft) |
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- Germany -- Eichstätt (Landkreis) -- 17th century.
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Sex role -- Religious aspects.
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Sex role -- Religious aspects. |
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
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Germany. |
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Social conditions. |
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
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Germany. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1699 |
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Early Modern History |
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History |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Gender roles. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Durrant, Jonathan B. (Jonathan Bryan). Witchcraft, gender, and society in early modern Germany. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007 9789004160934 9004160930 (DLC) 2007298801 (OCoLC)194927906 |
| ISBN |
9789047420552 (electronic book) |
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9047420551 (electronic book) |
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9789004160934 (alkaline paper) |
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9004160930 (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004160934.i-288 |
