Demons of Urban Reform

Early European Witch Trials and Criminal Justice, 1430-1530

By: Laura Patricia Stokes

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A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witchcraft fears and social control on the other.