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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154608903321

Autore

Toivo Raisa Maria

Titolo

Witchcraft and gender in early modern society : Finland and the wider European experience / / Raisa Maria Toivo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-87262-1

1-315-23396-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables

Collana

Women and Gender in the early Modern World

Disciplina

305.43/6309489709032

Soggetti

Women - Finland - Social conditions - 17th century

Women - Europe - Social conditions - 17th century

Sex role - Finland - History - 17th century

Sex role - Europe - History - 17th century

Witchcraft - Finland - History - 17th century

Witchcraft - Europe - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Finland History 17th century

Europe History 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The widow farmer witch : Agata Pekatytär 1670-1700 -- 3. Witches and power -- 4. Work, status and power -- 5. Family, women's status and power -- 6. Conclusions : mother, wife and witch.