Witchcraft and Masculinities in Early Modern Europe
Description
Men – as accused witches, witch-hunters, werewolves and the demonically possessed – are the focus of analysis in this collection of essays by leading scholars of early modern European witchcraft. The gendering of witch persecution and witchcraft belief is explored through original case-studies from England, Scotland, Italy, Germany and France.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeModernPsychologyClinical PsychologyReligionComparative ReligionSocial HistoryRenaissance
2009Book
Author(s)Alison Rowlands
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230553293
LanguageEnglish
