The voices of women in witchcraft trials : Northern Europe /

The voices of women in witchcraft trials : Northern Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Willumsen, Liv Helene, 1948- author.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Description:	xvii, 491 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge studies in the history of witchcraft, demonology and magic Routledge studies in the history of witchcraft, demonology and magic.
Subject:	Trials (Witchcraft) -- Europe, Northern -- History. Witchcraft and sex -- Europe, Northern -- History. Witches -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Europe, Northern -- History. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Europe, Northern -- History. Demonology -- Europe, Northern -- History. Demonology. Trials (Witchcraft) Witchcraft and sex. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. Northern Europe. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12731464

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ISBN:	9781032186160 103218616X 9781032186177 1032186178 9781003255406 9781000550566 (ePub ebook) 9781000550528 (PDF ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-465) and index.
Summary:	"Women come to the fore in witchcraft trials as accused persons or as witnesses, and this book is a study of women's voices in these trials in eight countries around the North Sea: Spanish Netherlands, Northern Germany, Denmark, Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This volume is an essential resource for all students and scholars interested in the history of witchcraft, witchcraft trials, transnationality, cultural exchanges, and gender in early modern Northern Europe"--
Other form:	Online version: Willumsen, Liv Helene, 1948- Voices of women in witchcraft trials. Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781003255406

Table of Contents:

Spanish Netherlands : holy water, witchcraft powder, and the collar
Northern Germany : Bloksberg, red rider, and torture 'in a humane way'
Denmark : weather magic, witches' dance, and personal demons
Scotland : devil's pact, gatherings, and sleep deprivation
England : familiars, teats, and witchfinders
Norway : charms, blåkoll, and chasing fish
Sweden : Kullen, blåkulla, and the water man
Finland : magic salt, uncovered hair, and blåkulla
Comparison and conclusion.