Russell Witchcraft in the Middle Ages

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5017-2031-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Building on a foundation of newly discovered primary sources and recent secondary interpretations, Jeffrey Burton Russell first establishes the facts and then explains the phenomenon of witchcraft in terms of its social and religious environment, particularly in relation to medieval heresies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russell, Jeffrey Burton

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Meaning of Witchcraft2. Witchcraft in History3. The Transformation of Paganism, 300–7004. Popular Witchcraft and Heresy, 700–11405. Demonology, Catharism, and Witchcraft, 1140–12306. Antinomianism, Scholasticism, and the Inquisition, 1230–13007. Witchcraft and Rebellion in Medieval Society, 1300–13608. The Beginning of the Witch Craze, 1360–14279. The Classical Formulation of the Witch Phenomenon, 1427–148610. Witchcraft and the Medieval MindAppendix: The Canon Episcopi and Its VariationsNotes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Theorists of Witchcraft, 1430–1486
Books and Articles
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.