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Evil People
Johannes Dillinger
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Description for Evil People
Hardcover. Focusin on two specific regions - Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier - this title provides an explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Translator(s): Stokes, Laura. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Inspired by recent efforts to understand the dynamics of the early modern witch hunt, Johannes Dillinger has produced a powerful synthesis based on careful comparisons. Narrowing his focus to two specific regions - Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier - he provides a nuanced explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Dillinger finds that, far from representing the centralizing aggression of emerging early states against local cultures, witch hunts were almost always driven by members of the middle and lower ... Read more
Inspired by recent efforts to understand the dynamics of the early modern witch hunt, Johannes Dillinger has produced a powerful synthesis based on careful comparisons. Narrowing his focus to two specific regions - Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier - he provides a nuanced explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Dillinger finds that, far from representing the centralizing aggression of emerging early states against local cultures, witch hunts were almost always driven by members of the middle and lower ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Studies in Early Modern German History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928067
SKU
V9780813928067
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About Johannes Dillinger
Johannes Dillinger is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England Laura Stokes is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University.
Reviews for Evil People
In this groundbreaking comparative study of witch-hunting in two German territories, Johannes Dillinger reaches novel conclusions regarding the support of local communities for the trials, the complex web of popular witch beliefs, and the role of centralized princely authority in bringing the trials to an end. The book illuminates the 'magical world' of early modern Germany and analyzes the forces ... Read more