Witchcraft narratives in Germany Rothenburg, 1561-1652 /: Rothenburg, 1561-1652. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alison Rowlands.
• Authors: Rowlands, Alison
• Other Names: Manchester University Press, publisher.
• Contents: Acknowledgements -- Map -- Introduction -- 1. 'An honourable man should not talk about that which he cannot prove': slander and speech about witchcraft -- 2. The devil's power to delude: elite beliefs about witchcraft and magic -- 3. 'One cannot ... hope to obtain the slightest certainty from him': the first child-witch in Rothenburg, 1587 -- 4. 'When will the burning start here?': the Catholic challenge during the Thirty Years' War -- 5. Posion, seduction and magical theft: gender and contemporary fantasies of witchcraft -- 6. 'God will punish both poor and rich': the idioms and risks of defiance in the trial of Margaretha Horn, 1652 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Trials for witchcraft in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549-1709 -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages), 1 map
• Subjects: 133.43094332; Witchcraft -- Germany -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber -- History -- 16th century; Witchcraft -- Germany -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber -- History -- 17th century; Witchcraft; Germany -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526137982; 1526137984
• Related ISBNs: 9781847795205; 9780719052590
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print record.
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