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Autore: | Darr Orna Alyagon |
Titolo: | Marks of an absolute witch : evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England / / Orna Alyagon Darr |
Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina: | 345.42/0288 |
Soggetto topico: | Trials (Witchcraft) - England |
Witchcraft - England - History | |
Witch hunting - England - History | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Marks of an absolute witch |
ISBN: | 1-317-10038-7 |
1-315-59398-X | |
1-283-13578-7 | |
9786613135780 | |
1-4094-3024-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910456530303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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