ISBN:
9780271091099
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (264 p.)
Edition:
2021
Series Statement:
Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies 62
DDC:
398/.094
Keywords:
Demonology
;
Folk literature History and criticism
;
Folklore
;
Supernatural
;
Witchcraft
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
Abstract:
Bringing together scholars from Europe, America, and Australia, this volume explores the more fantastic elements of popular religious belief: ghosts, werewolves, spiritualism, animism, and of course, witchcraft. These traditional religious beliefs and practices are frequently treated as marginal in more synthetic studies of witchcraft and popular religion, yet Protestants and Catholics alike saw ghosts, imps, werewolves, and other supernatural entities as populating their world. Embedded within notarial and trial records are accounts that reveal the integration of folkloric and theological elements in early modern spirituality. Drawing from extensive archival research, the contributors argue for the integration of such beliefs into our understanding of late medieval and early modern Europe.
Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)
DOI:
10.1515/9780271091099
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271091099
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271091099
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