02976oam 2200769I 450 991096199030332120240501024206.097866131357809781409482437140948243X978131710038613171003879781315593982131559398X978128313578812831357879781409430247140943024310.4324/9781315593982 (CKB)2550000000037321(EBL)716560(OCoLC)742515463(SSID)ssj0000538931(PQKBManifestationID)12150026(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538931(PQKBWorkID)10568180(PQKB)11169915(Au-PeEL)EBL4524005(CaPaEBR)ebr11507043(OCoLC)1022783279(OCoLC)953046778(OCoLC)1135830901(FINmELB)ELB139690(MiAaPQ)EBC4524005(EXLCZ)99255000000003732120180706e20162011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarks of an absolute witch evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England /Orna Alyagon DarrLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (335 p.)"First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.9781032921808 1032921803 9780754669876 0754669874 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 IndexExploring 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.Trials (Witchcraft)EnglandWitchcraftEnglandHistoryWitch huntingEnglandHistoryTrials (Witchcraft)WitchcraftHistory.Witch huntingHistory.345.42/0288Darr Orna Alyagon.1802145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961990303321Marks of an absolute witch4347701UNINA