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Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf - A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
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Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf - A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
Series: mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
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In 1691, a Livonian peasant known as Old Thiess boldly announced
before a district court that he was a werewolf. Yet far from being
a diabolical monster, he insisted, he was one of the "hounds of
God," fierce guardians who battled sorcerers, witches, and even
Satan to protect the fields, flocks, and humanity--a baffling claim
that attracted the notice of the judges then and still commands
attention from historians today. In this book, eminent scholars
Carlo Ginzburg and Bruce Lincoln offer a uniquely comparative look
at the trial and startling testimony of Old Thiess. They present
the first English translation of the trial transcript, in which the
man's own voice can be heard, before turning to subsequent analyses
of the event, which range from efforts to connect Old Thiess to
shamanistic practices to the argument that he was reacting against
cruel stereotypes of the "Livonian werewolf" a Germanic elite used
to justify their rule over the Baltic peasantry. As Ginzburg and
Lincoln debate their own and others' perspectives, they also
reflect on broader issues of historical theory, method, and
politics. Part source text of the trial, part discussion of
historians' thoughts on the case, and part dialogue over the merits
and perils of their different methodological approaches, Old
Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf opens up fresh insight into a
remarkable historical occurrence and, through it, the very
discipline of history itself.
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