Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition Through the Salem Trials (Extraordinary World) - Softcover

Pavlac, Brian A.

 
9780803232907: Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition Through the Salem Trials (Extraordinary World)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080323290X ISBN 13: 9780803232907
Verlag: Combined Academic Publ., 2010

Inhaltsangabe

This in-depth and comprehensive resource explores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious witch hunts in Europe and the New World. Witch Hunts in the Western World traces the evolution of Western attitudes toward magic, demons, and religious nonconformity from the Roman Empire through the Age of Enlightenment, placing these chilling events into a wider social and historical context. Brian A. Pavlac discusses witch hunts in fascinating detail by region, highlighting the cultural differences of the people who incited them as well as the key reforms, social upheavals, and intellectual debates that shaped European thought. Vivid accounts of trials and excerpts from the writings of both witch hunters and defenders throughout the Holy Roman Empire, France, the British Isles and colonies, Southern Europe, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe bring to life one of the most intriguing and shocking issues in Western history.
Accessible narrative chapters make this a fascinating volume for general readers while offering a wealth of historical information for students and scholars. Features include a complete glossary of terms, a timeline of major events, recommended reading selections, an index, and illustrations.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian A. Pavlac is the Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of History at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He is the author of A Concise Survey of Western Civilization: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History and the translator of Balderich’s Warrior Bishop of the Twelfth Century: The Deeds of Albero of Trier.

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Verlag
Combined Academic Publ.
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
080323290X
ISBN 13 
9780803232907
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
228
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