Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England (Paperback)

This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays the role of the Devil in English witchcraft and instead highlights the crucial role that the Devil, often in the form of a familiar spirit, took in English witchcraft belief. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a complex web of emotionally implicated accusers, victims, witnesses, and supposed perpetrators. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch's links with the Devil. This book, then, has two main objectives. First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Early Modern History
Release date:	May 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Charlotte-Rose Millar
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-20454-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft
LSN:	0-367-20454-1
Barcode:	9780367204549

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