Witches & Neighbours: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft

ADMM alleged animals appear areas asked became behaviour bewitched blamed Catholic cause century charges claimed Claudon clerics confessions convicted courts culture cunning cunning folk cure dangerous death Demenge demonologists Devil diabolical diabolical pact earlier early modern Europe effect elite England European European Witchcraft evidence evil executed exorcists explained fantasy fear Franche-Comté gender harm healers healing hostility husband idea identified individuals involved Jean Jennon judges kill kind later linked London Lorraine magical Malleus Maleficarum Marguitte marriage misfortune mother natural neighbours Nicolas normal obvious parlement pattern peasants Persin Pierre de Lancre poor popular possession Protestant quarrels reason Reginald Scot relatively religious reputation rituals sabbat scepticism seems sick social society sorciers Spanish Netherlands stories suggested suspects suspicions thought threatened threats told took torture victims village whole wife witch-finders witch-hunting witchcraft accusations witchcraft beliefs witchcraft persecution witchcraft trials witches witnesses woman women