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A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witch...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230309043 |
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A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witchcraft fears and social control on the other. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781403986832, 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | 248 p. : 5 graphs, 5. |
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9781403986832 9780230309043 : 0230309046 : |
| CLC: | B997.12 |
| Contents: | List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Evil by any Other Name: Defining Witchcraft PART I: WITCH TRIALS IN THE CITIES Basel: Territorialization and Rural Autonomy Nuremberg: The Malleus that Never Struck Lucerne: Urban Witch Hunters A Revolution in Criminal Justice Between Two Worlds: Fifteenth-century Justice at the Threshold of the Early Modern The Advancing Death Penalty and the Re-imagining of Magical Crimes PART III: REFORMING ZEAL AND PERSECUTION IN LUCERNE Urban Reform and Social Control Witchcraft, Sodomy, and the Demonization of Crime Conclusion Appendix: Selected trial docum |