Premodern Beliefs and Witch Trials in a Swedish Province, 1669-1672

AvGöran Malmstedt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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This book examines the worldview and perceptions of reality that formed the setting for the witch trials held in the Swedish province of Bohuslän in 1669-1672. The beliefs that surfaced during the trials were part of a general mentality that characterised people’s perception of the world, both before and after the trials.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-07-16
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Antal sidor:229
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030761196
Originaltitel:En förtrollad värld

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Göran Malmstedt is Professor of History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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“The book goes on to consider dreams, dreamt-up experiences, and ideas of shapeshifting (in order to sink ships at night) that were presented in the testimonies. Personally, I found this part of the book the most interesting and insightful, as it moved between examples of the porous boundaries and entangled layers of reality … .” (Raisa Maria Toivo, Renaissance Quarterly, Vol.76 (4), 2023)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- Part I: The Bohuslän witch trials.- 2. The conduct of the trials.- 3. Accused and accusations.- 4. Lost at sea.- Part II: Dimensions of reality.- 5. Dreams and reality.- 6. Shape-shifting.- Part III: Magical domains.- 7. Powerful emotions.- 8. Spells and charms.- 9. Charged matter.- Part IV: Supernatural powers.- 10. God’s children.- 11. In the clutches of Satan.- 12. Concluding discussion: An enchanted world.