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

• Autore: Darr Orna Alyagon
• 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
• 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: 9786613135780; 9781409482437; 140948243X; 9781317100386; 1317100387; 9781315593982; 131559398X; 9781283135788; 1283135787; 9781409430247; 1409430243
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961990303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II