The witchcraze of the 16th centuries Alan Farmer

Includes an index

Cover; Book title; Contents; CHAPTER 1 Witch-hunting in early modern Europe; 1 The rise of witch-hunting; 2 The legal foundations of witch-hunting; 3 Explanations of witch-hunting; CHAPTER 2 Popular culture in early modern Europe; 1 The debate over popular culture(s); 2 Common cultures; 3 Challenges to popular cultures; CHAPTER 3 Witch-hunting in Europe; 1 The dynamics of European witch-hunting; 2 Witch-hunts in Trier, Würzburg, Bamberg and Cologne; CHAPTER 4 Witch-hunting in England; 1 Witchcraft in early modern England; 2 English witch-hunting 1560-1612; 3 The Lancashire witches 1612. 4 Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian witch-hunt 1645-75 Key debate; CHAPTER 5 Witchcraft in Scotland and New England; 1 The North Berwick witch-hunt; 2 Witch-hunting in Scotland 1591-1670; 3 The Salem witch trials; 4 Key debate; CHAPTER 6 The end of witch-hunting; 1 Reasons for the decline of European witch-hunting; 2 The end of witch-hunting in England; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion; 1 Reasons for the witchcraze; 2 The nature of the persecutions; 3 Reasons for the decline of witch-hunting; Study guide; Timeline; Glossary of terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Y. Further readingIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; W.

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