2006, ISBN: 0300119836

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 39.38], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], Paperback. A powerful account of witches, crones, and the societies that make them From the gruesome o… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 39.38], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], Paperback. A powerful account of witches, crones, and the societies that make them From the gruesome ogress in Hansel and Gretel to the hags at the sabbath in Faust, the witch has been a powerful figure of the Western imagination. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries thousands of women confessed to being witchesof making pacts with the Devil, causing babies to sicken, and killing animals and cropsand were put to death. This book is a gripping account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches during this period and beyond. Drawing on hundreds of original trial transcripts and other rare sources in four areas of Southern Germany, where most of the witches were executed, Lyndal Roper paints a vivid picture of their lives, families, and tribulations. She also explores the psychology of witch-hunting, explaining why it was mostly older women that were the victims of witch crazes, why they confessed to crimes, and how the depiction of witches in art and literature has influenced the characterization of elderly women in our own culture. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper exploration of the psychology of witch-hunting in modern culture. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 0300119836

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 21.26], [PU: Yale University Press], HISTORY - GENERAL EUROPE GERMANY BODY, MIND & SPIRIT WITCHCRAFT (SEE ALSO RELIGION WICCA) BAROCK GEISTES- KULTURG… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 21.26], [PU: Yale University Press], HISTORY - GENERAL EUROPE GERMANY BODY, MIND & SPIRIT WITCHCRAFT (SEE ALSO RELIGION WICCA) BAROCK GEISTES- KULTURGESCHICHTE SOZIAL WIRTSCHAFTS.-GESCHICHTE DEUTSCHLAND, GESCHICHTE HEXENVERFOLGUNG, In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper explo., Books<

2006, ISBN: 0300119836

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Yale University Press], New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300119831], New book, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Yale University Press], New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper exploration of the psychology of witch-hunting in modern culture., Books<

2006, ISBN: 9780300119831

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 376 p. Contains: Illustrations., New Haven, CT, [PU: Yale University Press]