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- Instruments of Darkness
- Publication Name
- Instruments of Darkness : Witchcraft in Early Modern England
- Title
- Instruments of Darkness
- Subtitle
- Witchcraft in Early Modern England
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0812216334
- EAN
- 9780812216332
- ISBN
- 9780812216332
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Society & Culture
- Release Year
- 1997
- Release Date
- 29/08/1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 8.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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They flew through the air, consorted with animals, and made pacts with the devil. Witches were as unquestioned as alchemy or astrology in medieval England; yet it wasn't until the midsixteenth century that laws were passed against them. Now a leading historian of crime and society in early modern England offers the first scholarly overview of witchcraft in that country in over eighty years, examining how tensions between church, state, and society produced widespread distrust among fearful people. Instruments of Darkness takes readers back to a time when witchcraft was accepted as reality at all levels of society. James Sharpe draws on legal records and other sources to reveal the interplay between witchcraft beliefs in different partts in the social hierarchy. Along the way, he offers disturbing accounts of witch-hunts, such as the East Anglian trials of 1645-47 that sent more than 100 people to the gallows. He tells how poor, elderly women were most often accused of witchcraft and challenges feminist claims that witch-hunts represented male persecution by showing that many accusers were themselves women. Prosecution of witches gradually declined with increasing skepticism among jurists, new religious attitudes, and scientific advances that explained away magic. But for two hundred years, thousands participated in one of history's most notorious persecutions. Instruments of Darkness is a fascinating case study that deepens our understanding of this age-old cultural phenomenon and sheds new light on one society in which it occurred.
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812216334
ISBN-13
9780812216332
eBay Product ID (ePID)
962436
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Instruments of Darkness : Witchcraft in Early Modern England
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
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Bf1581.S52 1996
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College Freshman
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This is a humane and learned book, which will be essential reading for everyone with a serious interest in this fascinating topic., "This is a humane and learned book, which will be essential reading for everyone with a serious interest in this fascinating topic."--Robin Briggs, author ofCommunities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tensions in Early Modern France, "This is a humane and learned book, which will be essential reading for everyone with a serious interest in this fascinating topic."--Robin Briggs, author of Communities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tensions in Early Modern France, "This is a humane and learned book, which will be essential reading for everyone with a serious interest in this fascinating topic."-Robin Briggs, author of Communities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tensions in Early Modern France
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction Pt. 1. WITCHCRAFT IN ELIZABETHAN AND EARLY STUART ENGLAND 1. Witchcraft and Elite Mentalities 2. Witchcraft in Popular Culture 3. The Theological and Legal Bases for Witch-hunting Pt. 2. FIVE THEMES 4. Patterns of Prosecution and Punishment 5. England's Mass Witch-hunt: East Anglia, 1645-7 6. Accusations, Counter-measures and the Local Community 7. Women and Witchcraft 8. Possession Pt. 3. THE PROBLEM OF DECLINE 9. The Growth of Judicial Skepticism 10. A Changing Religious Context 11. Science and the Decline of Witchcraft Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Europe / Renaissance, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Europe / Great Britain / General
Lccn
97-011779
Dewey Decimal
133.4/3/094209032
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, History
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