Man As Witch: Male Witches in Central Europe
Witch-hunts were by no means focused only on women one in four alleged witches in Central Europe was male. This study traces the witch trials of men in French and German speaking regions in Central Europe, opening up a little known chapter of early modern times. The author analyzes the...
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Witch-hunts were by no means focused only on women one in four alleged witches in Central Europe was male. This study traces the witch trials of men in French and German speaking regions in Central Europe, opening up a little known chapter of early modern times. The author analyzes the proportion of accused men in the witch-hunts, describes their trials and explores the conflicts from which witch-hunts involving men evolved.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780230537026 (0230537022)
Publish date: August 15th 2009
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic