The ‘Malleus Maleficarum‘ and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief
Author:   Hans Broedel ,  Joseph Bergin ,  Penny Roberts ,  Bill Naphy
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719064418


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 November 2003
Format:   Paperback
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The ‘Malleus Maleficarum‘ and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief


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Author:   Hans Broedel ,  Joseph Bergin ,  Penny Roberts ,  Bill Naphy
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780719064418


ISBN 10:   0719064414
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 November 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Authors and arguments 3. The inquisitors’ Devil 4. Misfortune, witchcraft and the will of god 5. Witchcraft: The formation of belief, part one -- evidence and interpretation 6. Witchcraft: The formation of belief, part two 7. Witchcraft as an expression of female sexuality Bibliography -- .

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Broedel has provided an excellent study, not only of the Malleus and its authors, but just as importantly, of the intellectual context in which the Malleus must be set and the theological and folk traditions to which it is, in many ways, an heir. Peter Maxwell-Stuart, St Andrews University -- .


Broedel has provided an excellent study, not only of the Malleus and its authors, but just as importantly, of the intellectual context in which the Malleus must be set and the theological and folk traditions to which it is, in many ways, an heir. Peter Maxwell-Stuart, St Andrews University -- .


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Hans Peter Broedel is Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Hamilton College, New York

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