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Book Synopsis John Stearne’s Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft by : Scott Eaton
Download or read book John Stearne’s Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft written by Scott Eaton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1645-7, John Stearne led the most significant outbreak of witch-hunting in England. As accusations of witchcraft spread across East Anglia, Stearne and Matthew Hopkins were enlisted by villagers to identify and eradicate witches. After the trials finally subsided in 1648, Stearne wrote his only publication, A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft, but it had a limited readership. Consequently, Stearne and his work fell into obscurity until the 1800s, and were greatly overshadowed by Hopkins and his text. This book is the first study which analyses Stearne’s publication and contextualises his ideas within early modern intellectual cultures of religion, demonology, gender, science, and print in order to better understand the witch-finder’s beliefs and motives. The book argues that Stearne was a key player in the trials, that he was not a mainstream ‘puritan’, and that his witch-finding availed from contemporary science. It traces A confirmation’s reception history from 1648 to modern day and argues that the lack of research focusing on Stearne has resulted in misrepresentations of the witch-finder in the historiography of witchcraft. This book redresses the imbalance and seeks to provide an alternative reading of the East Anglian witch-hunt and of England’s premier witch-hunter, John Stearne.
Book Synopsis A Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft by : John Stearne
Download or read book A Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft written by John Stearne and published by Rota at the University of Exeter. This book was released on 1973 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-Craft by : John STEARNE
Download or read book A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-Craft written by John STEARNE and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written by John Stearne (Sterne) and is his sole publication. He was closely associated with Witch-Finder General Matthew Hopkins and participated in an intense campaign between 1645 and 1647. oh of whom were professionals and not indifferent to profit and notoriety. Stearne was labelled a puritan and the book pays close attention to biblical texts.
Book Synopsis A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft by : John Stearne
Download or read book A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft written by John Stearne and published by . This book was released on 1648 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft by : John Stearne
Download or read book A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft written by John Stearne and published by . This book was released on 1648 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Discovery of Witches and Witchcraft by : Matthew Hopkins
Download or read book The Discovery of Witches and Witchcraft written by Matthew Hopkins and published by Puckrel Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholarly reprint of the writings of the Witchfinder General and his accomplice.
Book Synopsis A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft Containing These Severall Particulars; that There are Witches Called Bad Witches, and Witches Untruely Called Good Or White Witches, and what Manner of People They Be, and how They May Bee Knowne, with Many Particulars Thereunto Tending. Together with the Confessions of Many of Those Executed Since May 1645, in the Severall Counties Hereafter Mentioned. As Also Some Objections Answered... by : John Stearne
Download or read book A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft Containing These Severall Particulars; that There are Witches Called Bad Witches, and Witches Untruely Called Good Or White Witches, and what Manner of People They Be, and how They May Bee Knowne, with Many Particulars Thereunto Tending. Together with the Confessions of Many of Those Executed Since May 1645, in the Severall Counties Hereafter Mentioned. As Also Some Objections Answered... written by John Stearne and published by . This book was released on 1630 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Witchcraft in the British Isles and New England by : Brian P. Levack
Download or read book Witchcraft in the British Isles and New England written by Brian P. Levack and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft and magical beliefs have captivated historians and artists for millennia, and stimulated an extraordinary amount of research among scholars in a wide range of disciplines. This new collection, from the editor of the highly acclaimed 1992 set, Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology, extends the earlier volumes by bringing together the most important articles of the past twenty years and covering the profound changes in scholarly perspective over the past two decades. Featuring thematically organized papers from a broad spectrum of publications, the volumes in this set encompass the key issues and approaches to witchcraft research in fields such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, history, psychology, and law. This new collection provides students and researchers with an invaluable resource, comprising the most important and influential discussions on this topic. A useful introductory essay written by the editor precedes each volume.
Book Synopsis Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England by : Charlotte-Rose Millar
Download or read book Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England written by Charlotte-Rose Millar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays the role of the Devil in English witchcraft and instead highlights the crucial role that the Devil, often in the form of a familiar spirit, took in English witchcraft belief. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a complex web of emotionally implicated accusers, victims, witnesses, and supposed perpetrators. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch’s links with the Devil. This book, then, has two main objectives. First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.
Book Synopsis Detestable and Wicked Arts by : Paul B. Moyer
Download or read book Detestable and Wicked Arts written by Paul B. Moyer and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. Moyer places early New England's battle against black magic in a transatlantic perspective. Moyer provides an accessible and comprehensive examination of witch prosecutions in the Puritan colonies that discusses how their English inhabitants understood the crime of witchcraft, why some people ran a greater risk of being accused of occult misdeeds, and how gender intersected with witch-hunting. Focusing on witchcraft cases in New England between roughly 1640 and 1670, Detestable and Wicked Arts highlights ties between witch-hunting in the New and Old Worlds. Informed by studies on witchcraft in early modern Europe, Moyer presents a useful synthesis of scholarship on occult crime in New England and makes new and valuable contributions to the field.
Book Synopsis Marks of an Absolute Witch by : Dr Orna Alyagon Darr
Download or read book Marks of an Absolute Witch written by Dr Orna Alyagon Darr and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the social foundation of evidence law in a specific historical social and cultural context - the debate concerning the proof of the crime of witchcraft in early modern England. In this period the question of how to prove the crime of witchcraft was the centre of a public debate and even those who strongly believed in the reality of witchcraft had considerable concerns regarding its proof. In a typical witchcraft crime there were no eyewitnesses, and since torture was not a standard measure in English criminal trials, confessions could not be easily obtained. The scarcity of evidence left the fact-finders with a pressing dilemma. On the one hand, using the standard evidentiary methods might have jeopardized any chance of prosecuting and convicting extremely dangerous criminals. On the other hand, lowering the evidentiary standards might have led to the conviction of innocent people. Based on the analysis of 157 primary sources, the book presents a picture of a diverse society whose members tried to influence evidentiary techniques to achieve their distinct goals and to bolster their social standing. In so doing this book further uncovers the interplay between the struggle with the evidentiary dilemma and social characteristics (such as class, position along the centre/periphery axis and the professional affiliation) of the participants in the debate. In particular, attention is focused on the professions of law, clergy and medicine. This book finds clear affinity between the professional affiliation and the evidentiary positions of the participants in the debate, demonstrating how the diverse social players and groups employed evidentiary strategies as a resource, to mobilize their interests. The witchcraft debate took place within the formative era of modern evidence law, and the book highlights the mutual influences between the witch trials and major legal developments.
Book Synopsis Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736-1951 by : Owen Davies
Download or read book Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736-1951 written by Owen Davies and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-11 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most studies of witchcraft and magic have been concerned with the era of the witch trials, a period that officially came to an end in Britain with the passing of the Witchcraft Act of 1736. But the majority of people continued to fear witches and put their faith in magic. Owen Davies here traces the history of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951, when the passing of the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books. This original study examines the extent to which witchcraft, magic and fortune-telling continued to influence the thoughts and actions of the people of England and Wales in a period when the forces of "progress" are often thought to have vanquished such beliefs.
Book Synopsis A Confirmation and Discovery of Vvitch-craft, Containing These Severall Particulars; that There are Vvitches Called Bad Witches, and Witches Untruely Called Good Or White Witches, and what Manner of People They Be, and how They May Bee Knowne, with Many Particulars Thereunto Tending. Together with the Confessions of Many of Those Executed Since May 1645. in the Severall Counties Hereafter Mentioned. As Also Some Objections Answered by : John Stearne
Download or read book A Confirmation and Discovery of Vvitch-craft, Containing These Severall Particulars; that There are Vvitches Called Bad Witches, and Witches Untruely Called Good Or White Witches, and what Manner of People They Be, and how They May Bee Knowne, with Many Particulars Thereunto Tending. Together with the Confessions of Many of Those Executed Since May 1645. in the Severall Counties Hereafter Mentioned. As Also Some Objections Answered written by John Stearne and published by . This book was released on 1648 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by : Wallace Notestein
Download or read book A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 written by Wallace Notestein and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Discovery of the Beldam Witch Trials by : Matthew Hopkins
Download or read book Discovery of the Beldam Witch Trials written by Matthew Hopkins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the one hundred witches that were apprehended on charges of witchcraft in Essex during the year 1645, this book provides details on the capture, examinations and execution of the 30 primary witches. Within these pages include the judicial discovery, confessions, investigative procedure, and the evidence used to convict these witches to the sentance of death. The principle witch at the center of these trials was Anne West, known by the circle of witches as 'Old Beldam'. Presented here is the judicial Discovery of the Beldam Witch Trials. Included in this text are works of witch-finders Matthew Hopkins and John Sterne, 'The Discovery of Witches' and 'The Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-Craft'. These were the key figures during the Witch hunt, leading the discovery of an estimated 200 suspected witches in just two years.
Book Synopsis A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen by : Carole Levin
Download or read book A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen written by Carole Levin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the exemplary to the notorious to the obscure, this comprehensive and innovative encyclopedia showcases the worthy women of early modern England. Poets, princesses, or pirates, the women of power and agency found in these pages are indeed worth knowing, and this volume will introduce many female figures to even the most established scholars in early modern studies. Rather than using the conventional alphabetical format of the standard biographical encyclopedia, this volume is divided into categories of women. Since many women will fit in more than one category, each woman is placed in the category that best exemplifies her life, and is cross referenced in other appropriate sections. This structure makes the book an interesting read for seasoned scholars of early modern women, while students need not already be familiar with these subjects in order to benefit from the text. Another unusual feature of this reference work is that each entry begins with some incident from the woman’s life that is particularly exciting or significant. Some entries are very brief while others are extensive. Each includes a source listing. The book is well illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations of the time either by or about the women in the text.
Book Synopsis Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England by : D. Lemmings
Download or read book Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England written by D. Lemmings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of links between opinion and governance in Early Modern England, studying moral panics about crime, sex and belief. Hypothesizing that media-driven panics proliferated in the 1700s, with the development of newspapers and government sensibility to opinion, it also considers earlier panics about cross-dressing and witchcraft.
