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Witchcraft and Demonology in Hungary and Transylvania
. Ed(S): Klaniczay, Professor Gabor; Pocs, Eva
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Hardback. Editor(s): Klaniczay, Professor Gabor; Pocs, Eva. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book provides a selection of studies on witchcraft and demonology by those involved in an interdisciplinary research group begun in Hungary thirty years ago. They examine urban and rural witchcraft conflicts from early modern times to the present, from a region hitherto rarely taken into consideration in witchcraft research. Special attention is given to healers, midwives, and cunning folk, including archaic sorcerer figures such as the táltos; whose ambivalent role is analysed in social, legal, medical and religious contexts. This volume examines how waves of persecution emerged and declined, and how witchcraft was decriminalised. Fascinating case-studies on vindictive witch-hunters, ... Read more
This book provides a selection of studies on witchcraft and demonology by those involved in an interdisciplinary research group begun in Hungary thirty years ago. They examine urban and rural witchcraft conflicts from early modern times to the present, from a region hitherto rarely taken into consideration in witchcraft research. Special attention is given to healers, midwives, and cunning folk, including archaic sorcerer figures such as the táltos; whose ambivalent role is analysed in social, legal, medical and religious contexts. This volume examines how waves of persecution emerged and declined, and how witchcraft was decriminalised. Fascinating case-studies on vindictive witch-hunters, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319547558
SKU
V9783319547558
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About . Ed(S): Klaniczay, Professor Gabor; Pocs, Eva
Gábor Klaniczay is Professor of Medieval Studies at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. His research interests are in the history of medieval and early modern sainthood and witchcraft. His previous books include The Uses of Supernatural Power (1990) and Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses (2002). He coedited with Éva Pócs a three volume series, ‘Demons, Spirits and Witches’ (2005, 2006, ... Read more
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