Witchcraft in Early Modern England: Second Edition (Seminar Studies)

✍ Scribed by James Sharpe

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 149
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Figures
Preface
Preface to second edition
Note on referencing system
Author’s acknowledgements
PART I: Witchcraft in early modern England
1. Introduction
The European witch-hunts: the main contours
Some key interpretations
Witchcraft in early modern England: some preliminary comments
2. Elite perspectives on witchcraft: demonology, the law, and educated culture
The law and witchcraft
Demonology
Witchcraft, magic, and educated culture
Prosecution at the courts
A decline in official concern?
3. Witch-trials, witchcraft accusations, and the problem of community
Prosecution and the pressure ‘from below’
Community rifts and the uses of anthropology
The ‘charity refused’ model
The identity of witches
Witchcraft and the politics of reputation
4. Witch beliefs: the broader spectrum
Counter magic
Wider beliefs and the role of the Devil
Familiars and the witch’s mark
The dynamics of accusation
Witchcraft and gender
5. The decline of witchcraft
The Matthew Hopkins trials
After the Restoration
Science
The last debate
The decline of witch beliefs
PART II: Assessment
6. Summing up
PART III: Documents
Bibliography
Index

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