This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays th
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England
โ Scribed by Millar, Charlotte-Rose
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 243
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Rethinking English Witchcraft
1 The Devil in Early Modern England
2 The Role of the Familiar
3 Anger, Malice and Emotional Control
4 Sleeping with Devils
5 The Witchcraft Conspiracy
Conclusion
Appendix A: The Core Group of Witchcraft Pamphlets
Appendix B: Chronological Spread of English Witchcraft Pamphlets
Bibliography
Index
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