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ONLINE

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003

1 online resource (248 pages) : 1 map

ISBN 0719052599

Studies in early modern European history

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-238 and index)

001898775

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Contents // Acknowledgements page vi // Map: place of origin of the sixty-five people involved in witchtrials in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1549—1709 vii // Introduction 1 // 1 ‘An honourable man should not talk about that which he cannot // prove’: slander and speech about witchcraft 14 // The devil’s power to delude: elite beliefs about witchcraft and magic // 48 // 3 ‘One cannot ... hope to obtain the slightest certainty from him’ : // the first child-witch in Rothenburg, 1587 81 // 4 ‘When will the burning start here?’: the Catholic challenge // during the Thirty Years’ War 105 // 5 Seduction, poison and magical theft: gender and contemporary // fantasies of witchcraft 135 // 6 ‘God will punish both poor and rich’ : the idioms and risks of // defiance in the trial of Margaretha Horn, 1652 180 // Conclusion 206 // Appendix: trials for witchcraft in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, // 1549-1709 // Bibliography // Index

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(OCoLC)437146193