Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews - The Construction of the Witch in Early Modern Germany (Paperback)

An exploration of why women were singled out as witches in 15th-century in Germany. Sigrid Brauner examines the connections between three central developments in early modern Germany: a shift in gender roles for women; the rise of a new urban ideal of femininity; and the witch hunts that swept across Europe from 1435 to 1750. In mediaeval discourse on witchcraft, Brauner argues, men and women were assumed to become witches in roughly equal numbers. But starting with the notorious ""Malleus Maleficarum"" (1487), witchcraft was reinterpreted as a gender-specific crime: its authors argued contentiously that most witches were women and linked the crime of witchcraft to women's voracious sexual appetites. The work raises questions about the genesis of the modern social problems of race, gender and class oppression, and locates their roots in the early modern period.

General

Imprint:	University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	June 2001
Authors:	Sigrid. Brauner
Volume editors:	Robert H. Brown
Introduction by:	Robert H. Brown
Foreword by:	Sara Lennox
Dimensions:	230 x 153 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-55849-297-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Promotions
LSN:	1-55849-297-6
Barcode:	9781558492974

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