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3856456Witchcraft narratives in Germanyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/witchcraft-narratives-in-germany-9781847795205/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2605872/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=63838420402900000014031949MXNManchester University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Looks at why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into witch-crazes in certain parts of early modern Europe. Exames the rich legal records of the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a city which experienced a very restrained pattern of witch-trials and just one execution for witchcraft between 1561 and 1652. Explores the social and psychological conflicts that lay behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft. Offers insights into other areas of early modern life, such as experiences of and beliefs about communal conflict, magic, motherhood, childhood and illness. Offers a critique of existing explanations for the gender bias of witch-trials, and a new explanation as to why most witches were women.</p>...3792567Witchcraft narratives in Germany14031949https://www.gandhi.com.mx/witchcraft-narratives-in-germany-9781847795205/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2605872/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=638384204029000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139781847795205_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_<p>Looks at why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Exames the rich legal records of the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a city which experienced a very restrained pattern of witch-trials and just one execution for witchcraft between 1561 and 1652. Explores the social and psychological conflicts that lay behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft. Offers insights into other areas of early modern life, such as experiences of and beliefs about communal conflict, magic, motherhood, childhood and illness. Offers a critique of existing explanations for the gender bias of witch-trials, and a new explanation as to why most witches were women.</p>(*_*)9781847795205_<p>Looks at why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into witch-crazes in certain parts of early modern Europe. Exames the rich legal records of the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a city which experienced a very restrained pattern of witch-trials and just one execution for witchcraft between 1561 and 1652. Explores the social and psychological conflicts that lay behind the making of accusations and confessions of witchcraft. Offers insights into other areas of early modern life, such as experiences of and beliefs about communal conflict, magic, motherhood, childhood and illness. Offers a critique of existing explanations for the gender bias of witch-trials, and a new explanation as to why most witches were women.</p>...9781847795205_Manchester University Presslibro_electonico_5f33f8b5-9c31-344c-99d4-b8f482c94391_9781847795205;9781847795205_9781847795205Alison RowlandsInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram52-epub-fc555d11-334a-4ecd-8c53-5e23452bfa2f.epub2013-07-19T00:00:00+00:00Manchester University Press