1st Edition
European Witch Trials (RLE Witchcraft) Their Foundations in Popular and Learned Culture, 1300-1500
By Richard Kieckhefer
Copyright 1976
212 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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In popular tradition witches were either practitioners of magic or people who were objectionable in some way, but for early European courts witches were heretics and worshippers of the Devil. This study concentrates on the period between 1300 and 1500 when ideas about witchcraft were being formed and witch-hunting was gathering momentum. It is concerned with distinguishing between the popular and... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Chronological Survey 3. Distinction of Popular and Learned Traditions 4. The Content of Popular Tradition 5. The Imposition of Learned Notions 6. The Social Context of Witch Trials 7. Conclusion. Calendar of Witch Trials. List of Abbreviated Titles. Notes. Addenda. Index.
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Richard Kieckhefer
