Revealing History (Paperback)

Professional Prickers, Unwitchers and Witch-finders of the Renaissance

By: P G Maxwell-Stuart

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Paperback | 1 October 2005 | Edition Number 2

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256 Pages

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This book examines the lives and careers of possibly the most sadistic group of people of the 16th and 17th centuries, the "great age" of witch-hunting in Europe and North America. From the doyen of witch-hunters, the Jesuit del Rio, to the British Matthew Hopkins, not to mention Pierre de Lancre, a judge who was responsible for burning 600 women, P.G.Maxwell-Stuart charts the progress of these fierce and dangerous zealots, while providing an insight into the world they perceived as evil and which they sought to destroy.

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'The lurid tales of orgies and other debauchery told by these individuals still make for shocking reading today' THE DAILY MAIL 'A grim story of Renaissance witchfinders' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE. 'A learned, informative, at times very subtle book, yet one which is eminently readable' JAMES SHARPE, author of Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England, and Dick Turpin.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Alternative Belief Systems Occult Studies Witchcraft Mind, Body, Spirit Mysticism, Magic & Occult Interests Witchcraft & Wicca History Earliest Times to Present Day Early History from 500 to 1500 Specific Events & Topics in History

Social & Cultural History General & World History Regional & National History European History British & Irish History

Introduction	p. 7
Martin Del Rio: Laying Down the Rules	p. 9
Pierre De Lancre: Who Will Guard the Guards?	p. 39
Battista Codronchi: The Medical Viewpoint	p. 73
Patrick Morton: The Problems of Demonic Possession	p. 103
John Kincaid: Professional Witch-Pricker	p. 137
Elizabeth Jameson: Implicating One's Neighbours	p. 169
Afterword	p. 203
Notes	p. 207
Bibliographical Notice	p. 209
List of Illustrations	p. 211
Index	p. 213
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Revealing History (Paperback)

Professional Prickers, Unwitchers and Witch-finders of the Renaissance

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