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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954368503321

Autore

Bever Edward

Titolo

The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe : Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life / / by E. Bever

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

9786612050268

9781282050266

1282050265

9780230582118

0230582117

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic, , 2731-5649

Disciplina

133.4/3094

Soggetti

Europe - History

Civilization - History

History, Modern

Social history

Religions

Europe - History - 1492-

European History

Cultural History

Modern History

Social History

Comparative Religion

History of Early Modern Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 504-557) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The varieties of maleficium -- Maleficium and society -- The devil in the Duchy of Wurttemberg -- Witch dances and witch salves -- Sorcery, satanism, and shamanism -- Divination and prophesy -- Beneficent manipulative magic -- Magic and society.

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and



popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history.