1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910482514003321

Autore

Garzoni Tomaso <1549?-1589.>

Titolo

L'hospidale de' pazzi incurabili, nuovamente formato et posto in luce ... Con tre capitoli ... sopra la pazzia / [Tomaso Garzoni] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ferrara, : Giulio Cesare & Fratelli Cagnacini, 1586

Descrizione fisica

Online resource ([8], 107, [1] l , (8vo))

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in The Wellcome Library, London.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958642603321

Autore

Pavlac Brian Alexander <1956->

Titolo

Witch hunts in the western world : persecution and punishment from the inquisition through the Salem trials / / Brian A. Pavlac

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2009

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

9798216036395

9786612341113

9781282341111

1282341111

9780313348747

031334874X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

133.4/309

Soggetti

Witch hunting - History

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. [207]-210) and index.



Nota di contenuto

An introduction to the witch hunts -- Medieval origins of the witch hunts -- Witch hunting in the Holy Roman Empire -- The witch hunts in France -- Witch hunting in the British realms -- Witch hunting in southern Europe -- Witch hunting in northern and eastern Europe -- Beyond the witch hunts.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive resource explores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious witch hunts in Europe and the New World. Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through the Salem Trials traces the evolution of western attitudes towards magic, demons, and religious nonconformity from the Roman Empire through the Age of Enlightenment, placing these chilling events into a wider social and historical context.   Witch hunts are discussed in eight narrative chapters by region, highlighting the cultural differences