Overview

The Trial of Tempel Anneke examines documents from an early modern European witchcraft trial with the pedagogical goal of allowing students to interact directly with primary sources. A brief historiographical essay has been added, along with eleven civic records, including regulations about sorcery, Tempel Anneke's marital agreement, and court salaries, which provide an even clearer picture of life in seventeenth-century Europe. Maps of Harxbttel and the Holy Roman Empire and lists of key players enable easy reference.

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Author:   Peter A. Morton ,  Barbara Dahms
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781442634879

ISBN 10:   1442634871
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   16 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface to the First Edition  Preface to the Second Edition   Introduction I. Historical Background II. Understanding the Text III. Lists of People IV. Historiographical Essay V. Suggestions for Further Reading The Trial of Tempel Anneke (1663) Document A Document B Document C Folios 1-45 Supplementary Civic Records Record 1. Excerpt from the Civic Regulations (Polizeiordnung) of Brunswick (seventeenth century) Record 2. Marital Agreement between Hans Kage and Anna Roleffes, June 1620 Record 3. Marital Agreement between Jürgen Roleffes and Anna Marvese, June 1655 Record 4. The Licence of Hans Harves (Tempel Hans) for the Fishery, House, and Beer Sale at the Tempel Hof, 1658 Record 5. The Arrest of Tempel Anneke, June 1663: Excerpt from the Testimony in the Trial of Lücke Behrens for Witchcraft, Brunswick, 1672 Record 6. Court Salaries, 1663 Record 7. Excerpts from the Prisoner Accounts Books, 1663-64 Record 8. Agreement between Hennig Roleffes of Wenden and Jürgen Roleffes of Harxbüttel, March 1664 Record 9. Marital Agreement between Hennig Buhmann and Maria Kage, and Buhmann’s Tenancy Oath, 1670-71 Record 10. The Later Affairs of Hennig Roleffes of Wenden, 1677-78 Appendices A. Glossary of Latin Terms B. Index of Herbs and Medicinal Ingredients References Sources Index

Reviews

The reader will be left with a clear impression of how suspicions could build against a supposed witch, how the evidence of witnesses demonstrated that witchcraft and magic were firmly imbricated in the popular culture of the period, and how the accused witch would find her certainty in her innocence destabilized and eroded, a process aided by but not entirely attributable to torture. - The Times Literary Supplement

No other single volume about early modern witchcraft contains so many elements useful for the classroom. The core of the first edition of this book has been augmented in the second edition by an expanded historical background section, a historiographical essay, and new documents that shed more light on the case and the people involved.--Carrie E. Euler, Central Michigan University The Trial of Tempel Anneke encourages students to come up with their own ideas. While the editors have arranged the documents to encourage students to ask certain types of questions, they do not push a particular line of argument. The new historiographical essay will empower students to find the right questions to ask.--Gary R. Kates, Pomona College The second edition of The Trial of Tempel Anneke provides even more invaluable documentary depth and historical detail. The ease of access to this rare dossier makes a welcome research and teaching resource, allowing deeper insight into the complex social and legal layers of a witchcraft trial in its larger cultural context.--Leslie K. Hayes, University of Toronto

Author Information

Peter A. Morton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University. Barbara Dähms is a translator.

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