Witchcraft Narratives in Germany
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
9781526195722 (ISBN)
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Witchcraft narratives in Germany explains why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe.
Centred on the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and its rural hinterland, the study draws on the city’s rich records to uncover the social and psychological tensions underlying witchcraft accusations and confessions. Remarkably, Rothenburg ob der Tauber saw just one execution for witchcraft between 1561 and 1652. This local pattern provides a vital counterpoint to prevailing historical narratives of widespread persecution, highlighting the ‘relative failure’ of witch-hunts in parts of Germany and questioning the assumption that mass trials were the early modern norm. -- .
Alison Rowlands is Senior Lecturer in European History at the University of Essex -- .
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 -- .
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.1.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Early Modern European History |
| Zusatzinfo | Maps |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 367 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781526195722 / 9781526195722 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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