Constructing the Wicked Witch: Discourses of Power in the Witch-Hunts of Early Modern Germany
For the people of early modern Germany, the witch was not the cackling menace of fairytales or myth, but a real-life scourge on society that needed to be purged from their lives.
Nordic Witchcraft in Transition: Impotence, Heresy and Diabolism in 14th-century Bergen
Within the orbit of witchcraft, what is the relationship between sexuality, heresy, and diabolism?
Reflections on The Malleus Maleficarum in Light of the Trial of Joan of Arc
Although Joan’s trial took place in France and The Malleus Maleficarum was published in Germany, they are suitable for comparison because this text became the definitive manual for witchcraft inquisitors across Europe.
The Saints of Epilepsy
It will be seen below that many of the legendary happenings on which belief in the curative powers of saints was based were ridiculously improbable or impossible.
The Role of Women as Portrayed in the Malleus Maleficarum
To help them identify the followers of Lucifer, Heinrich Kramer wrote the ‘Malleus Maleficarum,’ and it was ‘written to give teeth to the papal bull by Pope Innocent VIII.’ Where did he get his ideas for witchcraft? From what sources did he draw?
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period McPhee, Meghan Thesis: M.A., (History), California State…