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Witchcraft, madness, society, and religion in early modern Germany : a ship of fools
Uniform Title
Works. Selections. 2013
Title
Witchcraft, madness, society, and religion in early modern Germany : a ship of fools / H.C. Erik Midelfort.
ISBN
1040241840 (electronic bk.)
9781040241844 (electronic bk.)
1409457338 (hbk.)
9781409457336 (hbk.)
Publication
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 348 pages : : illustrations.)
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Summary
H. C. Erik Midelfort has carved out a reputation for innovative work on early modern German history, with a particular focus on the social history of ideas and religion. This collection pulls together some of his best work on the related subjects of witchcraft, the history of madness and psychology, demonology, exorcism, and the social history of religious change in early modern Europe. Several of the pieces reprinted here constitute reviews of recent scholarly literature on their topics, while others offer sharp departures from conventional wisdom. A critique of Michel Foucault's view of the history of madness proved both stimulating but irritating to Foucault's most faithful readers, so it is reprinted here along with a short retrospective comment by the author.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 29, 2024
Series
Variorum collected studies series ; CS1029
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: History and the sense of surprise
The historiography of witchcraft
Demons and witchcraft
The German Reformation & German religious history
German nobles
Historical psychology and the problem of madness.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Mental Disorders - history - Germany - Collected Works.
Witchcraft - history - Germany - Collected Works.
History, 16th Century - Germany - Collected Works.
History, 17th Century - Germany - Collected Works.
Magic - history - Germany - Collected Works.
Religion and Psychology - Germany - Collected Works.
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