The bewitching of Anne Gunter : a horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England / / James Sharpe
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| Autore: |
Sharpe J. A.
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| Titolo: |
The bewitching of Anne Gunter : a horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England / / James Sharpe
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Edizione: | First Routledge hardback edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 133.4/3/094209032 |
| Soggetto topico: | Witchcraft - England - History |
| Trials (Witchcraft) - England - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 |
| Note generali: | First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Profile Books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The BEWITCHING of ANNE GUNTER A horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Anne's Story; Chapter 2 Some Unexpected Consequences of a Football Match; Chapter 3 Many Strange Tortures; Chapter 4 Witchcraft; Chapter 5 The Oxford Connection; Chapter 6 The Witch-trial at A bingdon; Chapter 7 Demonic Possession and the Politics of Exorcism; Chapter 8 Anne Meets the King; Chapter 9 Loose Ends, Tied and Untied; Notes and References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1604, 20-year-old Anne Gunter was bewitched: she foamed at the mouth, contorted wildly in her bedchamber, went into trances. Her garters and bodices were perpetually unlacing themselves. Her signature symptom was to vomit pins and ""she voided some pins downwards as well by her water or otherwise.."" Popular history at its best, ""The Bewitching of Anne Gunter"" opens a fascinating window onto the past. It's a tale of controlling fathers, willful daughters, nosy neighbors, power relations between peasants and gentry, and village life in early-modern Europe. Above all it's an original and |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The bewitching of Anne Gunter |
| ISBN: | 1-136-05606-8 |
| 1-283-84625-X | |
| 1-136-05598-3 | |
| 0-203-61369-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816786103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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