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The Great Nightmen Conspiracy - A Tale of the 18th Century's Dishonourable Underworld (Paperback)
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The Great Nightmen Conspiracy - A Tale of the 18th Century's Dishonourable Underworld (Paperback)
Series: Microhistories
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The Great Nightmen Conspiracy explores the little-known
magico-religious history of eighteenth-century Denmark. Essential
tasks carried out by the nightmen, such as dealing with carcasses
and assisting with executions, generated contempt from the rest of
society but also led to the nightmen becoming deeply feared because
of the dark and magical forces associated with their occupation.
The discovery of a dead peasant at the edge of the fjord on 4
December 1734 led to the arrest of the nightmen Mikkel and Hans in
the nearby market town of Kalundborg in Zealand. In court, their
interrogation focused not on the suspected murder but on thefts of
livestock, immorality and other provocations committed by these
socially ostracised nightmen. The court case became the largest of
its time, implicating nightmen across half of Zealand and exposing
divisions within society. This book uses a minutely researched set
of incidents centring on the Danish "pariah caste" of nightmen to
bring to light this unknown magico-religious side of Denmark.
Through microhistorical methodology, The Great Nightmen Conspiracy
presents a detailed insight into the lives of the nightmen in
Kalundborg and the society that constructed their alienation. It is
ideal for academics and postgraduate students of microhistory and
urban history.
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