Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-4411-0980-4 (ISBN)
This title features new translations of primary documents of a crucial period in the development of attitudes to witchcraft. 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. 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.
Dr PG Maxwell-Stuart is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. His many publications include Witchcraft - A History (Tempus 2000); The Occult in Medieval Europe (Palgrave 2005); and The Chemical Choir (Continuum 2008).
1. Introduction - an extensive essay setting the historical, theological and social contexts of the translated documents; 2. The Documents: i. 20 Papal decrees or letters ranging between 1318 and 1523 which show the concern of eight Popes across two centuries over the growing danger of witchcraft. Pope John XXII is a key figure - he had to deal with a magical conspiracy against himself personally, as his letters illustrate. Included will be summaries of the untranslated documents; ii. 50 translated documents from diverse authors ranging from c.900 - 1575; iii. Documents dealing with witch trials from ecclesiastical inquisitorial records and secular court records, 1323 to 1514; 3. Notes; 4. Bibliography; 5. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 6 illus |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 406 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4411-0980-3 / 1441109803 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4411-0980-4 / 9781441109804 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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