The Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe 3rd Edition by Brian Levack ISBN 1405898712 9781405898713

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ISBN 10: 1405898712 
ISBN 13: 9781405898713
Author: Brian Levack

Between 1450 and 1750 thousands of people, most of them women, were accused, prosecuted and executed for the crime of witchcraft. The witch-hunt was not a single event; it comprised thousands of individual prosecutions, each shaped by the religious and social dimensions of the particular area as well as political and legal factors. Brian Levack sorts through the proliferation of theories to provide a coherent introduction to the subject, as well as contributing to the scholarly debate. The book:

• Examines why witchcraft prosecutions took place, how many trials and victims there were, and why witch-hunting eventually came to an end.
• Explores the beliefs of both educated and illiterate people regarding witchcraft.
• Uses regional and local studies to give a more detailed analysis of the chronological and geographical distribution of witch-trials.
• Emphasises the legal context of witchcraft prosecutions.
• Illuminates the social, economic and political history of early modern Europe, and in particular the position of women within it.

In this fully updated third edition of his exceptional study, Levack incorporates the vast amount of literature that has emerged since the last edition. He substantially extends his consideration of the decline of the witch-hunt and goes further in his exploration of witch-hunting after the trials, especially in contemporary Africa. New illustrations vividly depict beliefs about witchcraft in early modern Europe.

The Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe 3rd Table of contents:

• Chapter 1: The European Witch-Hunt

  • Defining the Witch-Hunt
  • The Chronology of the Witch-Hunt
  • The Geography of the Witch-Hunt
  • Victims of the Witch-Hunt (Gender, Social Status)
  • Explaining the Witch-Hunt

• Chapter 2: The Intellectual Foundations of the Witch-Hunt

  • The Christian Devil and Evil Spirits
  • Magic and Witchcraft (Distinction between White and Black Magic)
  • The Cumulative Concept of Witchcraft (Pact with the Devil, Witch’s Sabbath, Maleficium)
  • The Demonologists (e.g., Malleus Maleficarum)
  • The Skeptics

• Chapter 3: The Judicial Foundations of the Witch-Hunt

  • The Legal System of the Witch-Hunt (Inquisitorial vs. Accusatorial Procedures)
  • Torture and Confession
  • The Role of Legal Professionals (Judges, Lawyers)
  • The Papal Inquisition
  • Secular Courts

• Chapter 4: The Social and Cultural Foundations of the Witch-Hunt

  • Popular Beliefs about Witchcraft
  • Community Tensions and Conflicts
  • The Role of Neighbors and Accusations
  • Gender and Witchcraft
  • Social Control and Deviance

• Chapter 5: The Impact of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation

  • Religious Conflict and Witchcraft
  • Protestant and Catholic Witch-Hunts (Similarities and Differences)
  • The Role of Clergy
  • Religious Zeal and Persecution

• Chapter 6: The Decline of the Witch-Hunt

  • Legal and Judicial Changes (Shift away from torture, stricter evidentiary standards)
  • Intellectual Developments (Enlightenment, scientific revolution, rise of rationalism)
  • Religious Skepticism and Toleration
  • The Role of Elite Opinion
  • The End of the Witch-Hunt in Different Regions

• Chapter 7: The Witch-Hunt in Cross-Cultural Perspective

  • Witchcraft Beliefs in Other Cultures (Africa, New World)
  • Similarities and Differences with European Witch-Hunts
  • Modern Witchcraft Accusations

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