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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961990303321

Autore

Darr Orna Alyagon

Titolo

Marks of an absolute witch : evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England / / Orna Alyagon Darr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9786613135780

9781409482437

140948243X

9781317100386

1317100387

9781315593982

131559398X

9781283135788

1283135787

9781409430247

1409430243

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

345.42/0288

Soggetti

Trials (Witchcraft) - England

Witchcraft - England - History

Witch hunting - England - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 Pre-trial Procedure; 2 Trial Procedure; 3 Circumstantial Evidence; 4 Ritual Acts and Artefacts of Witchcraft; 5 The Devil's Mark; 6 Imps; 7 The Swimming Test; 8 Scratching; 9 Supernatural Evidentiary Techniques as Experiments; 10 Judicial Assessment of Narratives and Statements; 11 Searching for Reliable Testimony; 12 Confession; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Names; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the crime of witchcraft in early modern England, this book focuses on legal questions of proof. As a capital crime - yet one that was uniquely difficult to prove - witchcraft investigations and trials



offer a fascinating lens through which to observe social and judicial attitudes towards crime, punishment and evidentiary standards.