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Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages - Documents and Readings (Paperback)
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Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages - Documents and Readings (Paperback)
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In 1901 a rich collection of extracts from documents relating to
witch beliefs and witch trials in the Middle Ages - Hexenwahns und
der Hexenverfolgung in Mittelalter" - was published in Bonn. Most
of the original documents are in Latin, with some in medieval
German and French, and it has been left largely untranslated,
making the material inaccessible, and neglected. This new
translation of the key documents will enable students and scholars
to look afresh at this crucial period in the development of
attitudes towards witchcraft. Through the translated extracts we
can see the beliefs and activities which had been formally
condemned by ecclesiastical and secular authorities, but which had
not yet become subject to widespread eradicating pogroms, start to
be allied with heresy and with changing conceptions of demonic
activity. The extensive introductory essay gives the reader the
historical, theological, intellectual and social background and
contexts of the translated documents. The translations themselves
will all have introductory notes. This volume will contribute
significantly to our understanding of the witchcraft phenomenon in
the Middle Ages.
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